Oh, Elna.

[fflo]

I came in to work late today, and spent the last 10 minutes of my way in sitting in the parking lot with the rest of the second segment of this week's This American Life, "Tell Me I'm Fat." I'd heard the beginning of it--- some great stuff with Lindy West, who famously (to me and no doubt a number of fatties) got into it with Dan Savage a few years ago--- on the radio this weekend, but I had to wait for the podcast to hear more.  And I tell ya what:  that Elna part is some amazing first-person oh my god sharing.

I kinda both can't wait and am so gonna wait to hear the rest of that show, until I can listen well, doing nothing else at the same time except maybe driving.

Comments

[paperkingdoms]

I'm glad to hear it's good... I wasn't sure whether it was going to be good or cringe-y.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

I can't vouch for all the segments yet, but that uh-oh-maybe-cringe-y thing has not been poked yet. :)

[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

I listened to the whole thing and liked it, for whatever that's worth.

[paperkingdoms]

I just finished listening, and did, too.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

I was impressed by it. Amused when Ira Glass added the little "fat people have to put up with this particular bit of crap" parentheticals. I found the Elna part depressing, and the bit about it being a "choice" kind of annoyed me. Until the final confession pretty much said how it was a choice.

And I just realized that I missed Roxanne Gay section. Listening now.