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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Post Fourteen – from 1-100? October 26, 2015. October 26, 2015. I thought training was hard before the OSA. I was wrong. It is so much harder now! Like one of my team-mates said, it’s like we were training at one, now we’re training at a hundred! This isn’t a bad thing though, I guess I just wasn’t prepared for the intensity. I love it, and it’s really difficult. I just mean that it makes it so obvious what skills are lagging. I strapped ...
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July | 2015 | Smashing Derby
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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Post five – on fitness, being a “good fatty”, and 27/5. July 29, 2015. Since I decided to stop actively hating my body I’ve had a complicated relationship with fitness. We are taught from such a young age that weight-loss is integral to fitness, and that presumed health is the most important thing in the world. The best way to let everyone know how healthy you are? Be slim. If you’re not slim yet? Practicing for 27/5 is a big challenge fo...
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Post three – in which we start opening a can of worms labelled “body image” | Smashing Derby
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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Post three – in which we start opening a can of worms labelled “body image”. July 23, 2015. July 23, 2015. CW: this post discusses weight loss, eating disorders, and bullying. I spent a long time hating my body. I mean, seriously, well over a decade. I don’t remember hating it when I was a kid, but I remember hating it as young as 11. Shall we sit with this for a minute? She used to throw water on me so she could point it out to others.
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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Post three – in which we start opening a can of worms labelled “body image”. July 23, 2015. July 23, 2015. CW: this post discusses weight loss, eating disorders, and bullying. I spent a long time hating my body. I mean, seriously, well over a decade. I don’t remember hating it when I was a kid, but I remember hating it as young as 11. Shall we sit with this for a minute? She used to throw water on me so she could point it out to others.
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August | 2015 | Smashing Derby
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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Post Eight – Fat Jammers and the pity party. August 14, 2015. I had never considered being a jammer. Jammers are all about agility and are, commonly, though by no means exclusively, slim (this is a generalisation there are awesome jammers of many shapes and sizes, though I think it’s safe to say that agility is a common attribute). But me? What’s not on me? When I decided that I might like to pursue jamming I got onto the google machine, ...
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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Un-numbered post – love me challenge day four. September 27, 2015. Day Four is a person who loves me. And really, there’s one person who I can put here (though lots of people love me) but Ray Ray is my illegal spouse, they are Awesomeface’s Da and the love of my life! Also they are very attractive. I’m not shallow, but…. Un-numbered post – Love Me Challenge Day Three. September 26, 2015. Un-numbered post – Love Me challenge day Two. Image...
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Post five – on fitness, being a “good fatty”, and 27/5 | Smashing Derby
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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Post five – on fitness, being a “good fatty”, and 27/5. July 29, 2015. Since I decided to stop actively hating my body I’ve had a complicated relationship with fitness. We are taught from such a young age that weight-loss is integral to fitness, and that presumed health is the most important thing in the world. The best way to let everyone know how healthy you are? Be slim. If you’re not slim yet? Practicing for 27/5 is a big challenge fo...
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Post Eight – Fat Jammers and the pity party | Smashing Derby
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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Post Eight – Fat Jammers and the pity party. August 14, 2015. I had never considered being a jammer. Jammers are all about agility and are, commonly, though by no means exclusively, slim (this is a generalisation there are awesome jammers of many shapes and sizes, though I think it’s safe to say that agility is a common attribute). But me? What’s not on me? When I decided that I might like to pursue jamming I got onto the google machine, ...
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Post six – just a quickie – sex and derby | Smashing Derby
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Queer, fat, derby femme musing on skating, the universe, and cake. Post six – just a quickie – sex and derby. August 1, 2015. Before I started playing derby it was the theme of a fight which broke up my friendship with my best friend. Derby players have a history of embracing sexuality. The stereotype of derby players in fishnets using sometimes sexual nicknames comes from a real part of the sport which hasn’t disappeared, despite the move toward a more standardised sport. It’s predictable at best. And I...
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