I'm always super duper critical of fat women in entertainment. Every time I see Camryn Manheim or Marissa Jaret Winokur I think "why can't the patron saints to fatties have better taste in clothes?" My gut reaction during the oscars was to praise the Queen and give "tacky" and "eh" reviews for Sibide and Monique. After a little research and a second look, I have some heart-felt things to say not just about the dresses being worn but the messages being sent.
Did you hear Gabby Sibide comment on her dress? "If fashion were porn, this dress would be the MONEY SHOT!" That bitch has chutzpa! I immediately retracted my statement about her dress being prom (realizing it was in fact NOT made of tafetta) and decided the appliques were not awesome but she was nati approved.
Looking back at the last year of Mo'Nique I realized how FAR less tacky she has been since she hosted the BET awards in '07. Her dress was not red carpet material and looked like something that would be scolded by Tim Gun, but she put thought into it and used unnamed designers that have supported her for years. The color of the dress and the gardenia's in her hair were a thoughtful tribute to Hattie McDaniel, the first black woman to win an Oscar.
This blog is about her dress
and not her hairy legs and open marriage.
So that's all I got to say about that.
thankyouverymuch.
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nati
If you don't get my humor, you're not going to get this (and I'm sorry, but it's not something that can be taught). If that's the case, you shouldn't come here anymore. My sarcastic genius is wasted on you. My impeccable taste is lost in the ocean of your mint green polo shirt (not ironically worn) ignorance.
To the rest of you, if I could be someone else for a day, it would be this bitch (mostly so I could give myself a shout out and sky rocket my YouTube subscribership)
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nati
Grant Elliot is my biggest fan.
I know you think you're my biggest fan, but did you create a Natalie Ferraro fan page on Facebook then invite all my friends to join it? And when is the last time you pulled the audio off of all my YouTube videos then happily sent those mp3's to anyone I asked you to? (I'll tell you what sounds sexy..."Grant Lane is in charge of that, I'll forward you to his department" now THAT is freakin' hotness!)
So...no, you are not the president of my fan club (although you could start a fan club in your region and then technically you'd be the president of a regional nati fan club...talk to Grant about how you can do this.)
While you contemplate the many ways you can help me become mega rotunda famous and express your devotion to my music and general genius, listen to Grant's latest homage to the nati.
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nati
I know as a blogger I'm held to certain tenants of journalism like fact checking and well...facts. Unfortunately I have none for you. I don't know the name of the lovely woman who organized this amazing clothing swap in a Halloween Costume warehouse in downtown LA. (I do know that I got a sic-ass ACDC tshirt from her.) I do no
t know the names of the women who's clothes I took home for free. I do not even know how to thank them. I know nothing other than the fact that I followed Joy Nash to this underground fiesta of threads in her smart car, (I in my SUV) and yes, she did drive like a maniac and I did keep up with her sans tickets or flat tires.
Enjoy my pictures, comment below. If you were there, please contact me with your name and number. We need to cuddle. I love my dresses!
For those of you who are not in the know regarding clothing swaps...get on it. Google clothing swaps, or ask me and I'll help you get hooked up in your hood. Or at least I'll try.
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nati
I can't be mad at Fail Blog for this. The comments are amazing:
"She just landed faster."
"She was burdened by the gravity of the situation."
"She’s very well grounded."
"She jumped back into the past, returned, and landed quicker than all the other girls could make a normal jump."
If she's anything like me, she jumped first and the rest of the sheep followed and the photographer didn't have rapid fire shooting. If she's anything like me, she's a trendsetter. If she's anything like me she wouldn't be wearing that outfit. If she's anything like me, she'd make for damn sure there was another shot with her damn feet in the god damn air.
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If you are shocked by Blood is the New Black's Annie Hollywood Tshirt, good. That's the point. (have you heard her song "You Fuck Like My Dad"?) But if you think it's part of a pro-violence/rape-chic movement then you must also hate porn and Family Guy and I don't know why you're here at lovenati.com.
For the rest of you intelligent forward thinking hipsters, I love the Polyvore collage above relating the image to weight issues and food shame. I also think Complex.com said it best...
Photographer Dan Monick's snap of Annie Hardy, lead singer-songwriter for Giant Drag (which isn't a drag queen band), pretty much encapsulates our thoughts on Hollywood. You go there with dreams and you end up gagging on something.
By the way, I'm writing this blog on my laptop in a garden in sunny LA. Be jealous. And don't worry...Hollywood will NEVER gag lovenati! lovenati will gag Hollywood!
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nati
Picture this whole scene with a cupcake instead of a rifle. Sneaking food to bed...talking to it before i fall asleep...
Being fat's like this.
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Wow...2009 was a fabulous blur. I shed the +plushus name for good and became lovenati! You all, the readers, got more involved, told your friends about me, and now technorati and alexa are blowing lovenati kisses...(keep up the good work, kids!)
I joined the ranks of "ironic acoustic cover musician" on YouTube and have almost 400 subscribers! I became a contributing writer for Plus Model Magazine, photographing and interviewing YouTube's new "it-girl", plus size activist and singer/songwriter, Meghan Tonjes (she has 10,000 adoring subscribers and a CD on iTunes that you all should own). I was Skorch Magazine's VIP correspondent at the Torrid Fashion show, and according to, Becky Meza, head of Marketing, Chris Daniels, the president of Torrid, loved my vLog.
In May, I started the trek from New York to LA! Hard to believe most of 2009 was spent en route with out roots and still no place to call home. I did stay with plus-size super model, Ivory May Kalber, in her West Hollywood apartment where I did some water glass compositions on tumbr. And I got to perform at this year's Love Your Body Day! Don't worry, I'm working on my album, so get ready to buy me on iTunes.
In 2010 there will be new and exciting vLogs here at lovenati...vLogs that will take you out of the house and on some brilliant adventures! lovenati is also launching a new duet series on YouTube...where I will be jamming with my friends...and we all know that I know some pretty amazing people...
Request willy nilly...make your thoughts known! I'm usually open to what you want (as long as it's not retarded), and many of you are big mouths...so comment below and be a part of the new era of lovenati.
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nati
And here begins a new series I like to call "Being Fat's Like This".
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You can read the political debates going on about Burka Barbie. Whether it's oppressive or representative of little Islamic girls...lovenati doesn't care. All lovenati cares about is that there is STILL no fat Barbie. Did you know there was a size 18 doll named Ruby back in the late 90's that never made it to mass production because Mattel put the smack down on it? Did they replace it with fat Barbie? no. 
Mattel hates fatties. My people will be seen! There will be cute little dresses and tiny plastic high heels for my people. There will be a hot pink car that fits the ass of this fat Barbie. And she will bust Ken's nut all night long in a 4 story Barbie Play House.
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nati
