In her piece for our #BodyPositivityInColor campaign, Sydney Greene writes about how the body positivity community centers and celebrates cisgender, thin, white women and erases why we need fat acceptance and ignores the labor of fat Black women and femmes who started the fat acceptance movement as a need for liberation. By Sydney...
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White Supremacy, Colonialism and Fatphobia are Inherently Tied to Each Other
“People are so enamored with white mediocrity they think I should be grateful to sit at a table I’m probably overqualified to be at.” – JerVae By Hess Love Everything that we know about “obesity” is an indictment on white supremacy, and everything about who we listen to regarding it is bullshit. The centering of...
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Over-sexualizing Odell Beckham Isn’t The First Time Lena Dunham Had No Chill On Fetishizing Black Men
Lena Dunham, like many of her white comic contemporaries, is known for having absolutely no chill on throwing black male bodies under the bus to forge her sexual identity as a plus-size white woman. White comedian and screenwriter Lena Dunham made headlines over the weekend for her not-so-feminist and tone-deaf remarks about black NFL player...
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Hey, Rebel? My Body Is Not A Punchline.
In a recent interview, Rebel Wilson reveals that she gained weight so that she would be better as a comedic actress. After watching a heavier woman get more laughs than her, she compared their performances and assessed that the main difference was their weight. So she decided to get fatter. I have one thing to...