I dunno, these Olympians are pretty darn diverse in body type:

Looking in the wrong places. I was a slender, pretty-ish, but shy and awkward woman for many years. I have always been into guys that have some meat on their bones, generally 2X and above. But they didn’t seem to notice me because it was much easier to notice the girls that were good at woman-ing - the ones who…

I can see why you would think that - if you are generally a polite and nice person, it’s hard to believe how cruel or rude others can actually be. I have been on both sides of the fence - I was slender for many years, and became plus size in my thirties for various reasons.

Yes, my whole family does too. I think you can tell long a liberal has lived in the DC area by what they call that airport.

My mother kept asking my dad’s doctor about his growing stomach and his increasing fatigue, but the doc dismissed it as a beer gut, and recommended that he go walking. Meanwhile, my dad rode his bike to work every day, tended the yard and garden, played with us kids after work, and ate a lot of veggies with very…

I hear what you’re saying about taxing sugar and junk food - and I would use those tax revenues to fund cooking and home economics classes, and subsidize organic farming, community gardens, farmers markets, etc. That said... I object to your description of obesity as “unhealthy by choice” and therefore the…

Very white straight thick hair here. I can’t use their shampoos but I do use their conditioner on my damaged ends.

Thanks, this was really informative!! The ads seemed problematic to me, but like Wraithfighter, I wanted to understand better - so I appreciate you taking the time to explain.

As a white lady who uses some Shea Moisture products, just want to say thanks for your post. It is really informative - I understood a little about why the ads were problematic, but it makes it so much worse that these were their first big ads!

White girl here, with straight hair, been using a few Shea Moisture products for 5 years or so.

Yes, you are exactly right! Fine, add products and try to capture some of the white dollars - but wouldn’t it make sense to start with the curly-haired white women?

I recently heard from an old employee who has lived here most of his life and is a legal resident. He said immigration has been calling his former employers, and was giving me a heads up. He and his wife are wonderful citizens, they have honor-roll kids, they work hard and volunteer with local nonprofits, plus he is…

You obviously don’t know about Lie-Nielsen tools. A woodworker’s dream!! Made in Maine, I think.

YES.

Sears and Kmart are the only places left to get simple cotton clothes in plus sizes, too. I work in a blue-collar environment and need sturdy jeans & chinos, cotton tees and tanks, and flannel shirts for work. The rest of the plus size world is a sea of polyester and wild prints, so I still stock up once a season at…

My relationship is pretty unusual because I grew up with a stay-at-home mother that had physical and mental health problems, including hoarding and ADD. So my dad did most of the shopping and cleaning and from-scratch weekend meals while she did laundry, transporting kids, and weekday cooking (just boxes and cans…

YES.

As the lady-in-construction among my friends, I often give toy tape measures and toy power drills to my friends’ kids. I did have one kid who really loved pink, so I caved and got her a pink drill, but I explained, “I got you tools that are pink like mine. It’s smart to get tools in pink, because that way, when…

I bought a book for my nieces when they were kindergarten age or so. I was looking for a fishing-related story because they love to go fishing with their dad, but all I could find were books with male protagonists. So I finally selected one that was not glossy paper, had pretty simple illustrations with mostly-white…

Check out the adult dresses at https://www.facebook.com/svahausa/ - they have a wider variety of math & science symbols, but occasionally have some cute critter dresses.