Hey folks,
Time for some flagrant self-promotion. I'm excited to announce the publication of my paper, "Does This Make Me Look Fat?: Aesthetic Labor and Fat Talk as Emotional Labor in a Women's Plus Size Clothing Store" in the current edition of Social Problems.
Follow this link to an electronic version of the article:
Show and tell: I'd love to know your own war stories from shopping for clothes. Rude salespeople? Warped "skinny mirrors"?
Skinny managers "Fat Talk" to Plus Sized sales associates?!?), plus academic analyses explaining why the stories matter.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this, but I can't pay money to. Sorry Kjerstin, I'm sure it's amazing. <3
ReplyDeleteTry this link: http://www.kjerstingruys.com/website/Publications_files/Does_This_Make_Me_Look_Fat_.pdf
DeleteKjerstin: First of all THANK YOU. Your paper, research and voice are just what we/I need in these super saturated media/image driven times. I will be reading every post and buying every book you put out.
ReplyDeleteYou have probably already discovered it but I spend a lot of time at mybodygallery.com
BECAUSE: I am a 40 year old woman who has recently lost 159 pounds thru bariatric surgury.I am 5'8 and I weigh 145. I've gone from a xxxl or size 26 to a small or size 4-6. And I can't figure out how I look! Am I thin enough? Am I normal now? Should I lose 5 more pounds?