Pasty no. 5: The Heavy Issue

Barcode Library status Notes
1014417 Reference only
Zine Subjects
Creators & Publishers
Physical Description
Format
Half-size (5.5"x8.5")
Color
B&W
Pages
36
Description

Feminist perzine, this issue mainly around issues of body image and weight as a woman. Details the author's struggle with binge eating and experiences as a fat woman, painful experiences with her gynecologist, hassling by strange men, casual underestimation by a male friend, and letters from fellow zinesters and fans. Includes pages by Noah, Sarah-Katherine's friend, housemate, and possibly paramour, as well as "Thin People Can Bite Me', a piece by Erin Fitzgerald, creator of the zine Galleria. Includes jokes borrowed from Playboy and illustrations from 1600s engravings of tortures. Shelved under feminism.