Big Fat Year in Review, part 1
I am truly a product of the pop culture I ingest and the former industry I used to inhabit, so the calendar year is never complete without a year in review story running in November! 
I‘ve been racking my brains, and scanning the internet for some of the biggest FAT stories of 2009. The last 11 months have been rife with them. Luckily, the internet remembers things my 37-year-old brain forgot. (I should really be lucky, because some of those news items would still be making me furious if I continued to remember them everyday.) So, let’s try not to turn into a pillar of salt as we take a look over our shoulders and examine the Year in Fat!
10. Figure magazine folds. Just another print mag dedicated to the big girls to throw in the recycling bin. *Blech* Vogue’s after-school special “shape” issues don’t inspire me, so I guess I’ll just have to stick to eZines like Skorch to satisfy my fat glossy mag jones.
9. It ain’t over until the fat chick sings!
Adele, a 20-year-old Brit, won legends of fans and a Grammy for best new artist this year. This soulful-voiced youn’un beat out the likes of the Jonas Brothers for the big award. Proof that you don’t have to be skinny to have your talent recognized!
Indie music star, Beth Ditto of Gossip, drops another CD AND a clothing line for the U.K.-based company Evans. Reviews are mixed, but there’s no denying that Beth Ditto’s fashion sense is fearless.
8. Even Barbie’s body isn’t perfect enough anymore! Top shoe designer Christian Louboutin complains that Barbie’s ankles are too fat for his shoe designs. And in a sad sign of the times, Barbie succumbs to plastic surgery in the name of fashion.
7. Fashion Runway features a designer who clearly has the big fashionista in mind. Although Qristyl Frazier didn’t make it to Bryant Park, she did win a place on our fashion radar and at New York City’ 2009 Full Figure Fashion Week. Check out her eStore featuring designs for women between size 10 and 24.
6. Don’t leave home without your library cards. Some of our favorite big girls and fatties came out with books to make you laugh, to make you cry, and to rethink your whole way of thinking. If you haven’t already, check out Crystal Renn’s Hungry; Valerie Frankel’s Thin is the New Happy; and Kate Harding’s Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere.
Stay tuned for part 2, where I will feature bits on: Precious, Mo’nique, Gabourey Sidibe, Serena Williams, United Airlines, PETA, and more! What fat story will be number 1 on my list?
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Rakisha White
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