fatphobia

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 »
image of a fat brown woman, from the neck down, wearing a raspberry-colored velvet top, and touching an assortment of fruit

Cake Is Never Just Cake: The Fraught Politics of Fatness, Desire, and Eating Your Feelings

by s.e. smith
July 24, 2019 at 8:00am
Within the framework of capitalist systems, eating “right” has been tied to financial and social privilege in a way that further marginalizes people who are already struggling. Read more »
an illustration of a humanized purple octopus with dramatic makeup

Tentacles of Terror: Who’s Afraid of a Big, Black Ursula?

by Kyndall Cunningham
July 17, 2019 at 2:02pm
Unlike the “Mammy” stereotype, Ursula isn’t sweet or complacent: She’s unabashedly fraudulent and mischievous. Read more »
a white man with short, blond hair looks downtrodden

Thor’s “Endgame” Weight Gain Should Have Been More Than a Punch Line

by Clarkisha Kent
June 3, 2019 at 2:13pm
There’s a longstanding assumption that fat people feel less pain or sadness than non-fat people, and that they both deserve and can handle less-than-human treatment. Read more »
a plus-size person wearing a yellow shirt smiles brightly at the camera

No Fluffy Self-Love: Sonalee Rashatwar Is Returning Body Positivity to Its Political Roots

by Melissa A. Fabello PhD
May 21, 2019 at 3:35pm
What are we rejecting within us by rejecting fat people? Read more »
a bald, white man and a Brown woman with short, black, hair standing over a dish in the kitchen

Well, Actually: The Thin White Men Who Rebranded Dieting as “Wellness”

by Virginia Sole-Smith
February 4, 2019 at 11:00am
We need to talk more about how many food rules targeted at women come from men who will never have our bodies or wrestle with our cultural expectations. Read more »
The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

2018’s Best Books About Bodies

by Melissa A. Fabello PhD
December 21, 2018 at 12:27pm
Our relationships to our bodies are arguably the deepest and most stirring we have. Read more »
eight thin, white models embracing and celebrating after a runway show

Birds of a Feather: “Vogue” and Victoria’s Secret are Both Selling a Warped Fantasy

by Mariana Viera
November 16, 2018 at 11:49am
Victoria’s Secret is unquestionably determined to remain the bastion of male-centered fantasy and traditional feminine allure. Read more »

Smashing Barriers: Mara Altman and Virgie Tovar On Body Acceptance, Fatphobia, and Imagining a New World for Women

by Bitch HQ
August 22, 2018 at 8:45am
Diet culture is just the newest form of women’s subjugation. Read more »

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