fatphobia
The ‘Body Neutrality’ Movement Wants You to Care Less About How You Look
Meet the wiser and potentially non-toxic cousin of the body positivity movement.
How to Flirt With and Date Fat People Without Being All Weird About It
Dote on them in public. Ask how they want to be touched. Keep your “health concerns” to yourself.
A Fat Influencer Says Instagram Is Censoring Her Account—And She’s Paid Thousands to Restore It
Anna Konstantopoulos says Instagram keeps shutting down her account due to fatphobia. She alleges she paid an insider US$2,500 to get it restored.
How I Deal With My Family's Fatphobic Comments During the Holidays
After years of being bullied by loved ones, I finally set boundaries.
We Review Film and TV's Most Famous Fat Suits
From 'Borat 2' to 'Mad Men' to 'Hairspray', a fat writer looks at mainstream examples of the fat suit in action.
Why the Government's Anti-Obesity Strategy Won't Work
From mandatory calorie labelling on chain restaurant menus to doctors being paid to refer patients to Weight Watchers, let's look at exactly what's wrong with the "Better Health" campaign.
Fatphobia Exists – and It's Especially Bad in the Bedroom
"A girl at uni asked if I wanted to recreate the Bruce Bogtrotter scene in 'Matilda' where he’s forced to eat a whole chocolate cake."
Millennials Are Ashamed to Admit They're Exercising for Abs
As fitness marketing adapts to be more inclusive on the surface, many young people feel trapped between the values of body positivity and the continued pressure to conform to a specific body type.
Jillian Michaels Is the Biggest Loser
The trainer is keeping "The Biggest Loser's" toxic, fatphobic legacy alive.
Plus-Size People Reveal How They're Discriminated Against at Work
It seems the gender pay gap comes with an added weight limit.
Hollywood's Depressing History of Putting Thin Women in Fat Suits
From "Fat Monica" in "Friends" to Patty in the new Netflix comedy "Insatiable," it's time for TV to quit using the fat suit.
If ‘Insatiable’ Wanted to Skewer Fatphobia, It Should Have Cast a Fat Actress
There are better ways to joke about body shame, and 'Dietland' pulls it off.