Written by Jenae Thompson It was approaching the end of 2014, and I had just gotten hired to basically be a glorified secretary at a super fancy office space in Pasadena, CA. The months leading up to the joyous occasion were torture. I didn’t want to sit at a desk and take down notations and phone calls, but my dreams… View Post
I’m sure, I’m not the first to tell you this…but fat people experience prejudice. As fat people, we can struggle with finding proper health care, issues while traveling, judgements in gyms and being passed up on job opportunities or promotions. “Women affected by obesity face a steep wage penalty, tending to earn 6 percent less than thinner women, by some… View Post
This is my second year being invited to New York Fashion Week. Let me start this whole blog post off by saying it has been a dream of mine, since I was maybe 7 or 8 years old, to go to fashion week. The glamour, the people, the FASHION. If you’re someone who has followed my blog and social media… View Post
I am so excited to share this project with you! Before The B Word, I was a vocalist, performer and theatre producer. I will always be those things, but for the past four years I haven’t performed because of unresolved thyroid issues and then fear. This year I knew I had to start marrying my two worlds, because ultimately I… View Post
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again..being around other confident plus size people really changed my life for the better. Since the beginning of #BEinyoruskin and with the popularity of Shrill, my followers have asked me to throw a plus size people pool party, a bikini bash! Coco from Coco’s Curvy Closet, one of my blogger besties and… View Post
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