Another poster for Just Harvest, this time by Shaquanda Winbush. The text both refers to overcoming obstacles in general, and an Usher song, that the girls listened to for inspiration…
At the suggestion of Shaun Slifer, I am going to post a new rad teen print each week…(some of my teens would totally make fun of me for using the…
front back This week’s rad teen print is a t-shirt design, collectively conceived, drawn and printed by the girls of Power Up, a new after-school youth program I am teaching…
Photo: Graffiti artists collaboratively paint a wall in Santiago during the multi-day Planetta Graff festival Our buddy Andalusia just had this great article on the Planeta Rock hip hop fest…
This is so violent and hateful!! If Justseeds is committed to social justice, you need to work towards ending fat oppression (fat-phobia/sizism) as well as all other systems of oppression. Here is a list of resources to begin educating yourself and challenging your fat-phobia: http://fatpanic.wordpress.com/stuff-to-watch/
I hear what you’re saying. This print was created by teens I work with, and I think your feedback warrants discussion with them. A teaching moment. I let those drawings of the kids at the top slide for the greater message of the poster, but representation is so important, and I overlooked that. Thank you for checking me!
I was also upset and disappointed when I saw this print posted on the just seeds website and Facebook page. Thanks for this response. We have to challenge the idea that it’s okay to value/judge/police people based on health status and/or what they choose to eat.
Another link to check out: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.ca/
Its good that this is a place to challenge each other and dialogue.
It’s necessary to acknowledge that this particular imagery, informed by fat-phobic socialization, is addressing unhealthy dietary behavior, not attempting to be hateful.
I fail to see how this image is violent.