Just when you think that you have herad it all in the size discrimination arena this happens.  As a business owner I know that I have the right to refuse anyone but to refuse a person based on their size is just wrong.

She claims she was turned away and told she’s too fat for a pedicure.  Now, a West Palm Beach woman is planning a discrimination suit against a local nail salon.  Barbara Phillips tells NewsChannel 5 an employee refused service, saying, “Your weight, your weight! You can’t fit in the chair! You’re too big.”

Phillips says Saturday, she was turned away from Nail Expo II on Military Trail because she weighs 300 pounds.
She feels she would have fit in the pedicure chairs because she was able to sit in a similar seat at a different salon.
The manager couldn’t be reached for comment but an employee tells NewsChannel 5, he tells workers to turn away customers who seem too large for the chairs.  Phillips now plans to file a discrimination suit because of the humiliation.  Read more...

Full Figure Plus already know about Chenese Lewis.  Fans of America’s Next Top Model cycle 10 recognize Whitney Thompson.  Together they are showing off their body in full glory to show young ladies that you can love your body and look fantastic no matter what size you are.  I have my Love Your Body wrist band from 3 years ago and will be wearing it again this year to raise awareness of the body image problems we have in our country today.  I may have to change my plans and stay in LA a bit longer in October so I can witness this event in person.

The Hollywood Chapter of the National Organization for Women kicks off Love Your Body celebration October 22nd through October 24th

Hollywood NOW, the local chapter of the 44-year-old national organization working to bring women and men into full equality, has announced Whitney Thompson as the 2010 celebrity host of Hollywood NOW’s Love Your Body Day.  Read more...

In the almost six years I have been writing for Full Figure Plus no posts get me more attention from the right than when I write “Do’s or Dont’s” posts.  22 plus size fashion dont’s not only kept my streak alive but one comment brought up the statement “Is this site supposed to be fat positive?”  The short answer to this statement is to check this blogs archives under “size acceptance” and “size discrimination” and decide for yourself.

When it comes to writing about fashion for plus sizes it has never been about being the fashion police.  My goal is to help ladies look their best when they leave the house and to show some of the same tips that work for straight sizes work for plus sizes.  Back to the original question of FFP being a fat positive blog.  If  this blog was not why would the Plus Size Beauty of the Week exist?  I mean this segment has been going on for over two years in which dozens of ladies get their moment in the spotlight.  Just last week the young lady who was featured just completed her first professional photo shoot.  Read more...

Over the last week there has been a lot of talk about the Cacique lingerie television ad produced by Lane Bryant and the discrimination by ABC whose parent company is Disney and FOX. One side of the argument is that the mainstream media treated Lane Bryant differently from straight size lingerie companies like Vctoria Secret. On the other side the networks are saying they rejected the ads which were set to air during American Idol because they are too racy and show “too much cleavage”  Read more...

This past weekend Precious film star Gabourey Sidibe hosted Saturday night live. This morning the talking heads are split over her performance and the fat bashers are out in force.

*Looking into the camera*

YOU IDIOTS DO YOU NOT REALIZE THAT 2 YEARS AGO SHE WAS NOT ACTING AND TODAY SHE HAS STARRED IN AN OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIE WHICH MEANS THAT SHE WILL TAKE HER SHINING PERSONALITY ON THE ROAD TO HAVE FUN AND FURTHER HER BUDDING CAREER AT THAT SAME TIME?

*Sipping coffee*

The point of this post is to point out that it is a huge accomplishment for a new actress to make it to hosting duties on SNL as well as some of the other shows that she has appeared on in the last few months. The criticism of her appearance is the same as it has always been when it comes to fat people doing their thing. We should just go on a diet and live in a dungeon and not infect the eyes of the beautiful ones.  Read more...

A while back I wrote about whether or not fat-sploitation was real or myth.  With all of the attention that plus size fashion and plus size modeling has been receiving the last few months I have come to the conclusion there is a bit of exploitation going on in the world of fat but not in the way most of us would think.

Up until the 1960′s most of the celebrities and models were larger.  Think about Marilyn Monroe and Jane Mansfield.  Both of these ladies in their prime were considered gorgeous voluptuous women with hips and curves that many admired and some were even jealous of.  What changed?  Enter Twiggy and the view of what was considered beautiful went from curvaceous to pre-pubescent boy looking ladies.  Read more...