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Seeking New Place to Live

juicybooty13 — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:50:05 GMT

I rarely post to any of the tribes I belong to...but I decided to 'hit them up' in my time of need.
I am a single woman, 33, no pets,non-smoker,fully employed @ UCSF as a social worker .Currently I am in a roomate situation that I've lived in for 3yrs.The Owners are now selling this building. I am clean, resourceful, friendly, easy going, and relatively quiet.The goal is to rent in an area close to public transportation. My credit isn't immaculate(school loans and an eviction in 93, unfortunatley) but I can provide personal and work references as well as proof of income.

If you know of anyone looking for a roomate,a sublet filler or own property with studios/one bedrooms, please send me an message.

Have a Fab day and enjoy your weekend!
G.

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American idol

Aimee — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:06:52 GMT

I'm a fan, but...

I am so sick of hearing the fat jokes and the "He's no Idol because he's fat." and "Why did she wear that shirt, it shows her fat stomach" and "Jessica's too fat (though she's only 130 lbs.) to be an Idol"

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The Seasons And The Adventure

quad_killer04 — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 06:15:20 GMT

IT is for real now summer is really here cause we are all busy as hell trying to stay cool........Or the fucking humidity killed us...But hey this summer is almost over and all of our grass will be back soon. Then my cacti will start crying because the days are cooler and shorter then the ones b4. And it will be time to sit out on the porch in the chilly evenings with sweaters on watching the bugs in the street lights getting fewer and fewer. Then our beautiful fall.....The leaves changing on the hill sides,like the entire foot hills of the Appalachia are on fire with orange and yellows and reds. like the native ancestors spirits coming out to make one more war cry before fading away in to the night..The animals will be making there stock piles for winter. The squirrels will be busy burying nuts and large seeds to tide them over on the warm days. The Beautiful buck with its glistening rack in the snow digging out some Little signs that a female has crossed his path. Then my father my 13 year old son and my self wrapping our selves in the many layers to stay warm and topping that all off with a blaze orange cap and vest,hoping to see that monster buck and wishing to out wit him this year.......Yes summer is almost gone but hey, Our lives are only beginning.. Remember its not just a life it is an adventure and living is the greatest adventure of all... Weather you carry a shot gun during hunting season or a camera all year long. Remember that you live but one life so treasure it and others as well. Be good to your self. Please treat your loved ones and your self to your own little adventure. Trust me it will pay off ten fold.............................Quad

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Hi !!!!

quad_killer04 — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:45:48 GMT

Hello my name is Quad and i think women that are heavy are the most beutiful in the world. Imy self would'nt date any other type of woman. Not that i have any thing against thin women but to me thick women are more beutiful and alive looking. i am the moderator of a tribe called Thick Chicks Rule The World. And they all and all of you have me deepest respects.................Quad

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Obese shoppers

Aimee — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:50:31 GMT

Obese Shoppers Say Clerks Not Helpful

Sun Apr 10, 8:18 PM ET Health - AP

By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON - Even though she's been a model, an author and small-business owner, Catherine Schuller said some sales clerks still only see her as an overweight woman who is out of place in their stores.

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"I was once in a store and asked for the plus-size section. The clerk said, 'Why would I know that.' It's like I was insulting her," said Schuller, who runs CurveStyle: Reshaping Fashion, a New York consulting firm. "I tend not to want any help from sales associates."

A small Rice University study details some of the unpleasant experiences of women like Schuller and other overweight shoppers. The study suggests sales clerks subtly discriminate against obese shoppers unless they think the customer is trying to lose weight.

But the world's largest retail trade association said the study proves only that some sales clerks are rude.

The research, conducted over five years, was done in three phases and focused on a large Houston mall. The shoppers visited smaller stores; no department stores or restaurants were included.

In the first phase, 10 white women played the role of a customer in four scenarios: casually and professionally dressed average-weight shoppers, and casually and professionally dressed obese shoppers. Those posing as obese participants wore a prosthetic that made them appear to be a size 22.

The obese shoppers reported greater levels of interpersonal discrimination, with the ones casually dressed facing the most rejection. The subtle forms of discrimination included less eye contact, more rudeness, hostility and unfriendliness, said Eden King, one of the study leaders.

"That kind of subtle discrimination is more challenging and potentially more harmful," said King, a Rice graduate student in psychology.

In the second phase, seven women acted as either obese or healthy-weight shoppers. They also carried either a diet cola or an ice cream drink and told store employees whether or not they were trying to lose weight.

Obese shoppers with the ice-cream drink reported the greatest amount of discrimination, King said.

The third phase of the research involved interviews with 191 white women, who were not involved in the study, about their shopping experiences in general. Obese women said they faced more discrimination, spent less time and money in the store and would probably not return.

But Scott Krugman, spokesman for the National Retail Federation in Washington, D.C., said he doesn't think the study clarifies whether the store employees were actually discriminating against the obese shoppers or whether they were just rude across the board.

"Discrimination happens in all walks of life, and it's wrong," he said. "If this behavior is happening, retailers want to know."

Krugman said the women carrying drinks might have been treated poorly because the store may have forbid food or beverages.

However, Chris Crandall, a psychology professor at the University of Kansas who has tracked attitudes toward the overweight for the last 20 years, said the Rice findings are typical.

"To reduce anti-fat prejudice, we have to tell people how much the problem is due to genetics and physiology and how it has less to do with willpower," he said. "But that flies against the American way of thinking about things."

Allen Steadham, spokesman for the International Size Acceptance Association in Austin, said the study's findings should be a call to action.

"Overweight people feel embarrassed when discriminated against and they want to forget it. "We as consumers have to connect with the businesses and make our needs known," he said.

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Welcome!

Aimee — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:46:52 GMT

I thought this tribe was dead and buried, but I see we have new people joining!
HUrray!

Let's chat.

Why do you think there is such a negativity about weight in this society?

Why is it associated with morality?

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Health Rights

Aimee — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:26:16 GMT

Declaration of Health Rights for Fat People
WHEREAS, fat people often suffer discrimination in the health care delivery system; and
WHEREAS, fat people deserve the same level of health care services available to non-fat people,
BE IT RESOLVED that the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, Inc. adopts the following Declaration of the Rights of Fat People in Health Care:

To non-discrimination in the health care system due to weight size or illness category;
To have quality medical care, social services, and adequate physical accommodations / equipment/testing facilities in the health care setting;
To have full explanation of all health procedures; to help choose the modality of treatment; and to refuse treatment (including calorie-restrictive diets);
To have an advocate, either an individual or organizational representative of our choice, to ask questions for us, to listen to what we cannot hear; and to be with us;
To refuse participation in weight loss programs of all kinds, including diets, surgery, aversive psychological conditioning, and chemical regimes, without jeopardizing access to other treatment and care;
To adequate and appropriate analgesia and anesthesia when necessary in the opinion of the patient;
To freedom from ridicule, coercion, and harassment from all care givers in the health delivery system;
To be treated by individuals who are accurately informed about the latest research in the areas of bariatrics, nutrition, metabolism, and genetics with regard to "obesity";
To privacy and confidentiality of all medical records.
By Lynn Meletiche, October, 1988.

© NAAFA
PO BOX 188620, Sacramento, CA 95818 Phone:(916) 558-6880 Fax:(916) 558-6881

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