Comments on: Chubby

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:41:14 +0000

Errr, I should say “people I HAVE ENVIED for their bodies” — because now it just doesn’t really matter to me since I am perfect the way I am! =)

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:39:46 +0000

I think everyone’s definition of chubby is different though, too, which is unfortunate. I am chubby, and overweight, but I embrace it, and dress for it, and love myself no matter what, because I am fucking amazing. I have spent the last couple of years weaning myself out of a poor self-image caused by seeing myself through a lens that doesn’t exist and into a wonderfully positive self-image that people I envy for their bodies wish they could harness. It’s been that proverbial hard and long road, but I think I’m about there.

Any man would be lucky to be with me (you, her, them), and the sooner we realize that, the sooner they will.

By: Frances

Frances — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:11:17 +0000

I only just stumbled upon this.

I call myself chubby all the time because that’s what I am. I’ve got this butt that sticks out like a table, meaty thighs that touch all the way down to my knees, wobbly arms, a little double chin and a pot belly. I’m too big for the biggest size in a lot of stores. I am a chub for sure.

I call myself this because it’s such a compliment. I love to eat, I love how I jiggle and how I roll over my waistband. My chub is hotter than hell and fun to squish. I love it.

I’ve tried being skinny – oh how I’ve tried – and I looked sick and I felt unhappy. So thin is not my ideal, because ‘thin’ means starving myself, living up to the expectation of others and still not feeling normal.

‘Chubby’ is not a dirty word. ‘Fat’ is not an insult. I love all of me – if it grows, if it shrinks – because I am so much more than my clothing size.

By: Debanhy

Debanhy — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:54:02 +0000

i love the way u just said that. its really true that a lot of young girls like me do define themselves by the media and they are like omg, im too fat or whatever. i see skiny girls who i talk to call themselves it makes me sick cause it actually makes me feel bad and look at myself. and i do really hate it, but then at the same time im like fuck it, i gotta appreciate what my momma gave me, because now i have high self esteem about myself because a lot of boys complement me on my curves, and im happy about my curves and the way i look. just now… moms making me now loose weight cause i kinda gained 20 lbs in less than a year and… some of my jeans wont fit me anymore and she wont buy me clothes soo… yup but i will still be the curvy debanhy who has muscles and thick thighs ^_^
love ya!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:40:12 +0000

It was being called “chubby” by a concert reviewer that was the catalyst of Karen Carpenter’s downward spiral into anorexia. Its probably jealousy. Shame on you for being successful without suffering like the rest of them to be a size 0

By: All american boy

All american boy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:45:25 +0000

Margaret–you’re really fucking hot!

By: Margaret Cho Making Me All Weepy and Shit « alicia dk

Margaret Cho Making Me All Weepy and Shit « alicia dk — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:51:51 +0000

[...] , feminism Tags: body issues, feminism, margaret cho, weight issues On her blog, Ms. Cho wrote the following on being upset with herself for having referred to herself as “chubby.”Â She owned the [...]

By: Pat Hair

Pat Hair — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:55:09 +0000

I’ve always felt that chubby IS perfect. Thanks for being on Alex Jones’ show.

By: notblueatall

notblueatall — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:07:55 +0000

It has taken me a long time to accept me for me. To understand that weight does not equal identity and that what people think I eat and what I actually eat is a big difference and holds no bearing in the real world.
That said, I have become so forward thinking and accepting thanks to two blogs:
therotund.com and kateharding.net
they are written by two rad ladies who are so smart and sassy that I love them!

By: Silenus

Silenus — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:50:21 +0000

We need to have accurate, non-pejorative language to describe everything, including ourselves. I’m not necessarily advocating detoxifying chubby the way we have queer, but we should at least run it through that thought process.

Rather than drop terms that describe real body types, we might work on what the upside to being chubby is and/or celebrate what a chubby person brings to their lovers. (I say lovers because in the workplace, etc, chubby should be irrelevant.) As far as attractiveness goes, it has been noted over and over again that attractiveness emanates from attitude more than physical appearance. As far as sex goes, loving a chubby person, like a lot of other wonderful sensual things, is foolishly disparaged by our sex negative culture. There is nothing like the feeling my body has when it is sinking into the luxurious flesh of a chubby lover, male or female. Yummmm!!!

The other piece of the puzzle is health issues. I think they need to be looked at carefully. We all need to eat well and exercise. Some people handle more pounds better than others, which may involve both live style and genetics. I want my chubby lovers, but not at the expense of their health.

My life partner is not only a little chubby, she is 64, and Asian. The other night we went to the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. She remarked that she had not felt so ogled in a long time. Maybe she is dismissed by the general public, but a crowd of sex positive people know a hot babe when they see one.