plus-size blogger based in Yorkshire.

I admit that I am not much of a tights wearer – I might prefer to flash the flesh! However as I take a keen interest in plus size fashion I know that finding plus size to fit is some what of a nightmare! Over recent years I have heard of tights being too small, the stomach areas being too lose and even rolling down half way through the way – which is far from ideal! Thankfully it seems that plus size retailers and even retailers of tights are starting to catch on that more needs to be done about it.

Yes, I know – I have blogged (ranted) about Katie Hopkins before and the chances are I will again. 


You might have heard that last weekend was the Miss British Beauty Curve pageant which took place in London. There were a few bloggers and familiar faces that took place, so I was looking forward to writing a nice piece this week about peoples experiences and what people thought of their day. Sadly I couldn’t make it but I intended to talk lots of people about it…


And then I saw this…

Photo from http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/28/miss-british-beauty-curve-competition-norfolk-crown-pictures_n_5627131.html

Yes, that is Katie Hopkins at the Miss British Beauty Curve competition. A lady who swears she wouldn’t hire a fat person, who has talked about fat bodies making her feel ill and making detrimental comments about larger ladies in swimming costumes at a previous beauty pageant she attended (See the article about all of that here) at ANOTHER plus size pageant! 


And then I heard that not only did she attend but she was INVITED! Not only was she invited but she was there as a JUDGE!! Her… the lady who is judgemental about plus size bodies nearly every single of the week (or so it seems) being employed (in whatever capacity, obviously I don’t know the ins and outs of her contract/agreement) to judge ladies who were entering a competition as a part of a SAFE SPACE like a plus size event!

This isn’t the first time Katie Hopkins has attended an event. I heard a few weeks ago that she was at Big Girls Paradise in London – a BBW night club! The organisers insist that they did not know she was coming – yet she was invited in (I assume she did not pay the same entry fee as everyone else) and had her TV cameras with her – how lovely!


Can we really justify inviting a lady who sends tweets like this, to plus size events?

I understand that Katie Hopkins is controversial, I get that her bread and butter is speaking out loud about issues the main stream media want us to talk about an I know that she has a reputation of being a ‘bitch’ to uphold! What I do not understand is why we’re inviting her into OUR safe spaces? We have to put up with lots of her unavoidable detrimental main stream media articles but why are we going out of our way to give her space in the places that we’re supposed to feel most comfortable? 


These plus size events are a little bit of room away from the rest of the world where we don’t always feel the most comfortable we could be – or at least for some people anyway – Surely inviting the bullies to tea is defeating the object of creating these safe havens in the first place?


What do you think – Is it good that we’re inviting her in to try and educate her or should we shut the door and keep our safe spaces safe?


Debz 

Hi All! 


Sorry I have been quiet lately, not much going and I have spent too much time enjoying the sunshine! Lots of exciting posts to come though.


I’ve heard good things about beauty boxes but never tried one before. I did a little research and decided that Birchbox would probably be the best deal for me!

And then, as I often do I searched for a way to get it at a discount, after all – who wants to buy it full price/


It’s usually around £12 a month and I’ve just found it for £30 (+£8 delivery for the whole six months!)… £7.60 a month for an exciting beauty related present through the post, you can’t go wrong really! You can get it here if you want to buy it at the same bargain price…. I couldn’t resist mainly because I love getting post through the door so this seemed ideal!

Are you a Birch Box subscriber? What do you think?


Let me know if you sign up!


Debz x

This morning on a couple of different platforms I saw people posting that they were upset about a ‘hot or not’ type feature that Pink Clove featured on their Facebook page.

My question to you is…. Is this just a bit of fun or are you offended by the post? Do you think that the retailer is just having a giggle with its customers or should they be more aware of what they are saying and much more body positive?

The post (which has now been deleted) certainly has raised a few eyebrows and posts on the picture are very mixed – with complaints being met by Pink Clove saying ‘it’s just a bit of fun’. They edited the photo after a few negative pictures to make it clear that they think it’s just a bit of fun – but do you agree?


I’d love to know your thoughts!


Debz xx

This rant is going to be about Linda Kelsey’s article in the Daily Mail today. I’ll link to it here if you haven’t read it yet, but please know it is a horrible article & only read if you want to – you’re not missing much by avoiding it!


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2686676/Why-todays-young-women-unashamed-fat-Horrified-rolls-flesh-shes-witnessed-summer-LINDA-KELSEY-takes-no-prisoners.html


The article by Linda Kelsey is no doubt written and printed to cause upset & attract a response, perhaps I am playing right into her hands by writing this… but how anyone (and a national paper) can feel it is OK to print such bullying words I do know not!

The Daily Mail piece starts by saying that she saw a group of three young women in an airport queuing up to board a flight to go on holiday to Spain. Nothing unusual there, except poor Linda was FORCED to stare at these size 18 girls who dared to wear shorts to visit a hot country. Poor Linda couldn’t just go about her business and not care about what anyone else wore or looks like, instead she was forced to look at this happy group of friends and their fat bodies... Poor, poor Linda.


Linda goes on to talk about how being fat is not attractive to her and that for that reason alone, we should all be thin. I guess she is right – I mean, what is the point of our lives if we’re not considered attractive to Linda Kelsey? That’s what we all strive for right?? She has decided that she is the person who can set the spectrum for what is attractive and what isn’t… and who are we to go against that?

We shouldn’t strive to find partners to love us, to set up a home that we’re proud of, carve a career for ourselves, make friends, have fun etc etc – instead we NEED to be considered attractive to Linda Kelsey, or at least that is what she tells us.


SHOCK HORROR LINDA – People will be fat whether you tell them it is OK or not! People DO NOT get dressed in the morning and wonder what you would like to see them in, they get dressed and put on their own clothes on their own body – possibly a difficult concept to get your head around judging by your article… but perhaps something you should give some thought to? 


If you see a chubby girl and she’s wearing shorts she hasn’t thought ‘Oh no, Linda won’t like this’… she probably hasn’t even given any thought to you and your small minded views at all.


If you don’t like what you see, CLOSE YOUR EYES! 


Debz (A fat girl who likes to wear shorts!)

*Photos borrowed from Google, I do not know the original source