Little Mermaid’s Ursula, 90s Popcorn Shirts & Fat Femininity

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.

This week’s episode dives into:

🐙 Ursula the Sea Witch — why The Little Mermaid’s villain might actually be the OG fat femme icon (and the only “representation” we got as kids).

👗 Clothes Shopping Trauma — shrink-wrapped torso chic, mall meltdowns, and why accessories were the only things fat girls could buy while friends tried on jeans.

💄 Fat Femininity Gatekept — from pink feeling “off-limits” to cosplaying pretty for a night out, we talk about what it’s like when softness, daintiness, and desirability never feel fully on the table.

If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at Disney villains, sweated through a popcorn shirt, or wondered if you were less feminine because of your weight, this one’s for you.

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💛 Ursula was right. Popcorn shirts were wrong. And somehow, we’re still talking about it.

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