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Leave Summer Walker (And Her Nose) Alone

Summer Walker, a Black woman R&B singer with long black hair, poses against a colorful purple background
by Evette Dionne
May 18, 2020 at 12:42pm
Instead of condemning Black women, like Summer Walker, who choose to alter their bodies, we should interrogate how the world made their existence in their inherited bodies hostile.
Adele, a white woman with short, red hair, bends over and belts into a microphone

Our Response to Adele’s Weight Loss Says More about Us Than Her

by Evette Dionne
May 6, 2020 at 2:50pm
The body-positive movement limits its scope to individual people’s always evolving bodies rather than the systems that turn weight loss into headline-making news. Read more »
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The Lie That Feeds Our Ugly Fascination with Makeover Shows

by Dara Mathis
February 19, 2020 at 9:00am
How do you produce a show that purports to make women more beautiful—presenting them as undesirable as is—and still manage to preach self-love? Read more »
Cora Harrington, a thin Black woman, poses in lingerie with her eyes shuttered close

We’re Here, We’re Sheer: Cora Harrington’s Lingerie Revolution

by Eva Recinos
February 14, 2020 at 9:00am
The power of lingerie, and of intimates, is that you can express yourself underneath what you have to wear. Read more »
Jude Valentin, a plus-size person of color, sits on the ground in a red skirt and smiles at the camera

Off the Scale: Creating Fuller Stories About Fat People

by Samantha Puc
February 4, 2020 at 1:50pm
In order to continue creating more authentic stories about fat people, more fat creators must be hired in writer’s rooms, granted book deals, and tapped by Hollywood to adapt their stories. Read more »
Aidy Bryant plays Annie, a white woman wears a '70s yellow dress and with a translucent cardigan while at a skating rink

In Season 2, “Shrill” Challenges Viewers—and Itself—on Fat Politics

by Gina Escandon
January 30, 2020 at 9:32am
Shrill’s sophomore season widens the show’s narrative to explore other areas of Annie’s life and identity. Read more »
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Popaganda: The Feminist Guide to Escaping Diet Culture

by Carmen Rios
December 19, 2019 at 12:45pm
Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season makes its debut this week—with an anti-weight-loss infomercial for the ages. Read more »
Rebecca Alexander, a plus-size white woman, smiles for the camera

Rebecca Alexander Wants to Make It Easier to Be Fat in Public

by Evette Dionne
November 25, 2019 at 12:30pm
It’s profound to live in a body that’s so normal, and yet no one designs for. Read more »
Bride Wars, featuring Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson). Two white, thin brides lay on the ground in white wedding dresses after fighting with each other.

Unshakeable Shame: No One Can Escape the Wedding Industry’s Fatphobia

by Macey Lavoie
October 8, 2019 at 12:39pm
There’s power to be found when brides refuse the industry its thinness obsession and shape the day on their own terms.  Read more »
a child with shoulder-length black hair and bangs looks depressed while sitting at the lunch table a school

Deadly Dieting Tools: Who Loses When Weight Watchers Sets Its Eyes on Children?

by Gloria Oladipo
August 26, 2019 at 12:55pm
Apps like Kurbo only make the transformation from healthy eating to disordered eating to eating disorder more efficient. Read more »
a white woman with red hair smiles besides a Latinx woman with long, black hair

5 Fat-Positive Podcasts Feminists Should to Listen To

by Evette Dionne
July 12, 2019 at 9:00am
I am particularly fond of personality-driven podcasts hosted by fat people that center around our myriad experiences. Read more »

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