E13 : Fat Girl Summer (a.k.a. The Swimsuit Issue)
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Sun, sand (or pool deck cement), and swimsuits are essential ingredients for the summer season. These words conjure up happy memories and future excitement for the hottest time of the year. They can also, however, bring up a wider range of reactions, feelings, and associations for those who currently (or have previously occupied) a marginalized body. In this episode, the ladies discuss some of the ‘hot realities’ of summer, from the proliferation of perspiration to pool deck terror and navigating the extended festival of summer eating - think BBQs, iced treats, and ‘patio season’. The Fatties also chat about learning to claim summertime delights and a few of their favorite iconic pool/beach scenes from Hollywood.
Episode Glossary
Fat Girl Summer: We’ve survived a pandemic, so we’re not about to spend our first vaxxed summer worrying about how we look in a swimsuit (and the rest of the Internet agrees). Summer 2021 is Fat Girl Summer!
Baby Turtles: How Nat and Sam describe themselves as teens on the beach, ambling to the shoreline, past leering teen boys, judgey eyeballs etc. It reminds them of that journey baby turtles make when they struggle their way from the nest, to the water, having to fend off predators.
Komodo Dragon: How Nat and Sam envision themselves strutting to the shoreline this Fat Girl Summer. Embodying the confidence of this apex predator from the lizard family, lol.
Splash: a 1984 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and starring Darryl Hannah, Tom Hanks and John Candy.
Richard D’s Bars: A Canadian ice cream brand from the 90s that produced “The Ultimate Ice Cream Bar”.
Bush Pig: Bogan Aussie slang for a female who is rough and has an unkempt appearance.
Bogan: the most significant word to be created in Aussie English in the past 40 years. It is defined as "an uncultured and unsophisticated person; a boorish and uncouth person".
Nicaraguan Thigh Chafe: The absolute worst thigh chafe imaginable, that can only be experienced at 12.8654° N, 85.2072° W.
Dumplin’: a 2018 film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Kristin Hahn where the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant.
8th Grade: An absolute must-see 2018 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Bo Burnham and starring the magnificent Elsie Fisher.
Rash Vest: also known as rash guard or rashie, this is an athletic shirt made of spandex and nylon or polyester that surfers wear under their wetsuits (but also works well to shield and protect the body while in the ocean).
She’s Come Undone: the 1992 debut novel by Wally Lamb. The novel was selected as the fourth book for Oprah's Book Club in December 1996.
