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From Airplane Seating to Bathing Suits, Bigots Continue to Self-Own

By Rachel UlatowskiMay 26th
Netflix’s ‘Dance 100’ Competition Series Does Nothing To Combat Fatphobia in the Dance Industry

By Samantha PucMar 20th
‘Fat Off, Fat On’ Author Clarkisha Kent on Why Her Younger Self Would Be Scandalized

By Samantha PucMar 7th
Of Course, Haters are Seething About This Amazing TMNT Casting

By Alyssa ShotwellMar 7th
This Isn’t the First Time Roald Dahl’s Books Were Edited To Be Less Bigoted, He Did This Decades Ago

By Rachel UlatowskiFeb 22nd
Response To Viral Advice Column Is a Reminder That Anti-Fat Bias Isn’t Limited To a Specific Gender or Sexuality

By Samantha PucJan 21st
There Are So Many Problems With Winston Duke Being Told He’s ‘Plus-Sized’

By Alyssa ShotwellJan 6th
Can We All Agree to Let These Toxic Plus-Size Romance Novel Tropes Die?

By D.R. MedlenDec 29th
Jordan Peterson Booed Off Twitter After Bullying Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model

By Chelsea SteinerMay 17th
The Harder They Fall Looks Dope as Hell but Why Are We Still Erasing Fat, Dark-Skinned Women From Their Own Narratives?

By Briana LawrenceSep 29th
Lizzo Once Again Reminds Me of How I Wish Fat Black Women Didn’t Always Have to Face Fatphobia Whenever They Do Any Damn Thing

By Briana LawrenceAug 16th
Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Director Fired for Holocaust Joke

By Lyra HaleJul 22nd
“DentalSlim Diet Control” Device That Magnetically Restricts Users to an All-Liquid Diet Is Officially My Villain Origin Story

By Briana LawrenceJun 28th
J.K. Rowling’s Fatphobia Needs to Be Acknowledged, as Well

By Princess WeekesFeb 23rd
Let’s Destroy the Myth That a Higher BMI Means Higher COVID-19 Risks

By Jessica MasonApr 21st
Jillian Michaels Goes on Fatphobic Rant Against Lizzo on Buzzfeed’s AM2DM

By Chelsea SteinerJan 8th
Hey Forever 21, Mailing Customers Diet Bars With Their Orders Isn’t a Good Look

By Kate GardnerJul 23rd
We Need More Fat Heroes in Comics

By Samantha PucMar 12th
Roxane Gay Defends Writer Sarah Hollowell Against Fatphobia at the Midwest Writers Workshop

By Teresa JusinoJan 10th
Roxane Gay’s Fatphobic Ordeal Reveals Cracks in Australian Journalist’s “Feminism”

By Teresa JusinoJun 13th