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Body Image

Pinterest’s Body-Inclusive Search Tool is Here

Finally… some nice news about AI

Nearly 1 in 10 Teenagers Have Turned to Pills for Weight Loss, Research Shows

“It's not surprising.”

Reneé Rapp Says “People Are Clinically Obsessed” With Her Body

“And it’s f*cking stupid.”
LEARNING CURVE

On Recognizing My Thin Privilege When I’ve Never Been Thin

Mid-size and small-fat people, it’s time to accept that we might not be doing enough.

Lili Reinhart Opened Up About Body Dysmorphia So Others Don't Feel Alone

“I truly wonder how anyone survives or gets through this life without having severe BD."
Diverse Views

Pinterest’s New Algorithms Want You to See Every Body Type

Social media algorithms usually promote biases toward white, thin bodies. Pinterest is using machine learning to surface images of all shapes and sizes.

Berberine Isn't “Nature's Ozempic," It's a Reflection of Our Obsession With Being Thin

Berberine is touted as a natural version of Ozempic, but experts warn that's not only inaccurate, it's a diet culture trap.
Movies

Check Out America Ferrera’s Barbie Monologue on How 'Impossible' It Is to Be a Woman

“We have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we’re always doing it wrong.”

Our Bodies Aren’t Wrong: Author Aubrey Gordon on Weight Stigma and How We Treat Fat Teens

“Our task isn't to make our bodies fit into those systems, but to make those systems recognize our bodies.”

Khloé Kardashian Posted a Bunch of Unfiltered Bikini Pics to IG

Two years after the drama of bikini-gate.

Shedding Your “Almond Mom's” Diet Culture Ideals Isn't Easy, But It's Doable

Social media is calling out almond moms everywhere.

Lizzo Criticizes All The Body-Related Comments On Her Instagram

She's tired of the obsessive and excessive body discourse, and she's right. 

Billie Eilish Says She Felt Like Her Body Was ‘Gaslighting’ Her for Years

The singer also got real about her passionate campaign to save the planet. 

Meet Bianca, Disney’s First Plus-Size Animated Character

Bianca is the heroine of “Reflect,” a short film about body image.

Taylor Swift Removes “Fat” Scale From “Anti-Hero” Video

After sparking fatphobia criticism online.

Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” MV Resorts to the Same Old Fatphobia

For fat people, the anti-heroes live outside of our heads.

Trying to Seem Perfectly Together Was Eating Me Apart

I felt like I was “running on a treadmill that only goes faster.”

Lizzo Isn't Afraid to Take Up Space

She's showing what happens when a fat Black woman refuses to shrink.

What Food Shaming Looks Like for Black Women

Humiliating others about what they eat should never be okay.

The Y2K Style Trend Isn't Fatphobic, Our Attitudes About it Are

The low-cut jeans and crop tops are for fat people if we say they are.