Stories written by Laura Bogart

My body doesn’t need a cure: Sizeism, classism and the big-business hustle of the clean-eating industry

Healthy living has become a new mode of conspicuous consumption, thin bodies emblematic of one’s social standing

Laura Bogart Sunday, Mar 27, 2016 11:29 PM UTC 0
Life Body Wars, clean eating

Holiday kitsch is killing us: I’ve had enough of these pageants of enforced feeling that leave us all empty

For a long time, I blamed myself for hating Christmas; now I see the pageant of enforced feeling for what it is

Laura Bogart Wednesday, Dec 23, 2015 11:59 PM UTC 0
Life Christmas, Editor's Pick

Mary Gaitskill broke my heart: “The Mare” stuns — in all the wrong ways

Discovering Gaitskill's short stories was a revelation. Perhaps that explains why her new novel is so disappointing

Laura Bogart, DAME Sunday, Nov 15, 2015 1:00 AM UTC 0
Entertainment bad behavior, DAME, Fiction

I wanted to go as Daenerys Targaryen or The Bride — but, apparently, badass costumes are not for fat girls.

For years, the shapeless undead would be my go-to Halloween look. I wanted this Halloween to be different.

Laura Bogart Friday, Oct 30, 2015 11:05 PM UTC 0
Life Body Wars, Editor's Pick, Fashion

My home on the Island of Daydreaming Girls — with Michael Fassbender, Marlon Brando, and Tom Hardy at my side

Romantic fantasy was a shelter from childhood abuse. Have my crushes kept me from intimacy -- or expanded my world?

Laura Bogart Monday, Aug 17, 2015 12:00 AM UTC 0
Life abuse, Childhood abuse, Fantasy

I will wear a swimsuit one day: Manifesto of a righteous fat-ass

The child called a “killer whale” is now a woman inspired by real plus-size models. But can I ever outrun my shame?

Laura Bogart Monday, Jun 1, 2015 12:00 AM UTC 0
Life Body Image, Body Wars

I can’t forgive my mother

In the typical abuse narrative, the man with the belt is the beast. But what about the woman who watches it unfold?

Laura Bogart Sunday, Apr 12, 2015 11:00 PM UTC 0
Life abuse, Children, Editor's Picks

The price I pay to write

My career looks nothing like Hannah Horvath's. Here's what it's like to be a woman writer without a sponsor

Laura Bogart, DAME Sunday, Feb 8, 2015 1:00 AM UTC 0
Life Girls, HBO Girls, Lord, Writing

I’m trying not to hate men

After a year when misogyny and male violence dominated headlines, I want to find a way out of fear and bitterness

Laura Bogart Thursday, Jan 1, 2015 1:00 AM UTC 0
Life isla vista shooting

Love at any size

For too many men, my weight is a problem, or a fetish. But I want somebody who will hold my hand -- and more

Laura Bogart Monday, Dec 29, 2014 12:30 AM UTC 0
Life 10 Best Personal Essays 2014

Love at any size

For too many men, my weight is a problem, or a fetish. But I want somebody who will hold my hand -- and more

Laura Bogart Monday, Aug 4, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0
Life Body Image, Body Wars, Coupling

How Melissa McCarthy sold out overweight women

The actress has been an impassioned advocate for body acceptance. Her film career would suggest otherwise

Laura Bogart, DAME Monday, Jul 14, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0
Life DAME, kill bill, Melissa McCarthy

I learned to never ask for help

My violent father taught me strength was independence. When I broke my ankle, I had to break old habits, too

Laura Bogart Sunday, Jun 8, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0
Life Broken ankle, Child abuse

Forgiving the dad who beat me

Friends don't understand why I still speak to a man who brutalized me. But sometimes, it's better not to run away

Laura Bogart Wednesday, Jan 1, 2014 1:00 AM UTC 0
All Salon abuse, Alcoholism, Editor's Picks

I choose to be fat

Doctors have bullied me about my weight for years, but obesity has given me the armor I needed to survive

Laura Bogart Thursday, Jul 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 0
Life Body Wars, Childhood abuse

I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught

The coming swarm of beady-eyed creatures has me paralyzed with fear -- and revisiting the terror of an abusive past

Laura Bogart Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 PM UTC 0
Life Cicadas, Editor's Picks

My best relationship is with my dog

Friends and therapists say I'm armoring myself with Tova to hide from true connection. I say she's the real deal

Laura Bogart Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 0
Life Animals, Coupling, dogs

Curse of my birthing hips

My body promised warmth and maternal comfort, but I wanted nothing to do with a family

Laura Bogart Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 0
Life Body Issues, Body Wars, Coupling

So much for “family values”

I grew up in the kind of traditional, two-person home that the Republicans glorify. And it was hell

Laura Bogart Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 9:00 PM UTC 0
Life Child abuse, Life stories

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My body doesn’t need a cure: Sizeism, classism and the big-business hustle of the clean-eating industry

Holiday kitsch is killing us: I’ve had enough of these pageants of enforced feeling that leave us all empty

Mary Gaitskill broke my heart: “The Mare” stuns — in all the wrong ways

I wanted to go as Daenerys Targaryen or The Bride — but, apparently, badass costumes are not for fat girls.

My home on the Island of Daydreaming Girls — with Michael Fassbender, Marlon Brando, and Tom Hardy at my side

I will wear a swimsuit one day: Manifesto of a righteous fat-ass

I can’t forgive my mother

The price I pay to write

I’m trying not to hate men

Love at any size

Love at any size

How Melissa McCarthy sold out overweight women

I learned to never ask for help

Forgiving the dad who beat me

I choose to be fat

I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught

My best relationship is with my dog

Curse of my birthing hips

So much for “family values”

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