WaPo Slams ‘Diet Culture,’ Calls to Help Kids Resist ‘Anti-Fat Expectations’
The time has come to “cancel diet culture,” according to a Washington Post essay that calls to help children “resist” conforming to “anti-fat expectations.”
Fat Acceptance
SELF Magazine on ‘Fatphobia’: BMI Has a Racist History, Anti-Fat Bias Keeps Larger Bodies Out of Gyms
“Anti-fatness,” “fatphobia,” and “body shaming” restrict accessibility to exercise for fat people, according to a SELF magazine column.
Gillette Venus Ad Campaign Features Obese, Trans Models
Gillette’s new Gillette Venus advertisement campaign features morbidly obese women and transgender models. The company claims “ALL types of beautiful skin deserve to be shown,” but it has experienced resistance and widespread mockery on social media. An advertisement featuring one
Guardian: ‘It’s Not Fine to Be Fat. Celebrating Obesity Is Irresponsible’
A column in the Guardian this week argues that the fat acceptance movement is wrong to celebrate obesity.
Yale Guest Speaker Virgie Tovar: Being Fat Is a Revolutionary Political Act
Radical activist Virgie Tovar is scheduled to speak at Yale University on Thursday evening. Tovar is best known for promoting a brand of body nihilism that encourages women to not care about their weight, no matter how large they are.
Fitness Expert Derek Beres: ‘Fat Acceptance’ Movement Causes Obese Americans to Give Up on Life-Saving Exercise
Fitness expert Derek Bees argued in a column this week that the “fat acceptance” movement is causing some Americans to give up on life-saving exercise.
Johns Hopkins Guest Speaker Argues that Obese People Can be Healthy
The prestigious Johns Hopkins University hosted Health at Every Size author Linda Bacon on Wednesday evening.
Study: Fat People More Likely to Be Stupid
A new study suggests that people are are overweight tend to be less intelligent than those who are not.
Judges Call For Law Banning ‘Fattism’ Alongside Racism And Homophobia
A leading employment judge has demanded new laws to help the overweight fight “fattism” by allowing them to sue colleagues who offend them. Philip Rostant, the training director for the Employment Tribunals of England and Wales, claimed in an academic paper
How To Be Thin
Fat people are disgusting. And, worse, they’re such babies, always coming up with bullshit excuses about their big bones, hormonal problems, slow metabolisms, the “wrong gut bacteria” or, most sickeningly, their feelings. Sorry, landwhales, but no amount of whinging about your
