body image
The Rise of Bigorexia: the Unachievable Quest for the Perfect Male Body
A new study from the University of Sydney examines the way that body dissatisfaction affects men.
This 60-Year-Old Model Looks Better Than You Look in Your Twenties
Model Yazemeenah Rossi on beauty standards, fashion and the relentless passing of time.
Dadbod Isn't That Funny When You Are a Guy with an Eating Disorder
The stupid term does highlight male privilege, sure, but as a guy with an eating disorder, I don't want it.
Photos of the London Protesters Who Hate That 'Beach Body Ready' Ad
Some people in bikinis and two women off Gogglebox got together in Hyde Park to make it clear they don't like being told what kind of body they should have.
Ordinary People Are Posting Pictures of Themselves in Their Underwear on Facebook
The project, called This Is My Skin, aims to desexualise people in their skivvies.
Substantia Jones Has Dedicated Her Life to Photographing 'Fat' People
Jones' photography is "part fat, part feminism, part 'fuck you'" and aims to counter the popular media's narrow representations of body types.
My Eating Disorder Had Nothing to Do with Barbie or the Media
A lot of people with an eating disorder will find the idea that it's caused by Barbies or supermodels insulting and patronising. It's a mental illness, not a bad case of vanity.
Why It's So Hard To Talk About Male Anorexia
I was a teenage boy who thought anorexia was a 'girl's problem'. How wrong I was.
Annelie Vandendael's Perfect Photographs
The Belgian photographer's work is much sexier than what you'd find in lads mags.
We Talked to Women About Their Vaginas
“My vagina is literally the best thing that has ever happened to me.”
This Ex-Muslim Started a Tumblr for Women Who Have Abandoned the Hijab
I talked to Hiba Krisht about the 15 years she spent wearing the Muslim head covering against her will and how Islam can hypersexualize women.