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4 Jun

Is it fair to be upset when plus-size celebrities

Is it fair to be upset when plus-size celebrities
Do celebrities who have built careers advocating for body positivity owe their audiences an explanation when they abandon it in pursuit of thinness? It’s a question that, in various forms, has been raised online in recent months. A few years ago, I would have said a resolute no. Someone’s body is only their business, and it is the systems we live in that are at fault. But then the rise of semaglutide injections happened, where the rich and famous had first access, and dozens of celebrities lied about taking it. The moral lines blurred a little, with worrying unregulated access, black market sales and a shortage for the people who actually need it to treat diabetes. We had our first semaglutide...
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28 Jan

Plus-size brand navabi just launched a gallery of plus-sized

Plus-size brand navabi just launched a gallery of plus-sized
Creator and social media editor Bethany Rutter is pushing for higher visual representation of all body shapes and sizes When pondering of digital media, stock photos undoubtedly make up an amazing deal of the imagery we're consuming day-to-day. The truth is, there are about 350 million of those pictures available to be used throughout North America and Europe, based on Stock Photo Secrets, a magazine dedicated to the industry. While taking a glance through among the hottest stock photo searches of the moment – phrases like ‘women shopping,’ ‘distracted boyfriend,’ ‘business meeting,’ ‘recent home,’ ‘woman eating a salad,’ or ‘taking a selfie’ – chances are high, the people in those photos are thin.  Bethany...
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4 Dec

Exploring Korea’s skinny obsession and the plus-size models fighting

Exploring Korea’s skinny obsession and the plus-size models fighting
In a fat-shaming, skinny-obsessed society with a high eating disorder rate, listed below are the trailblazers fighting for acceptance “If a lady weighs over 50 kg, she should be nuts” - this line told by a male protagonist of a Korean online drama Dam Naneun Jib to his girlfriend’s girlfriend went viral after being aired last yr since it touched upon a dark side of K-beauty - the obsession with skinny body types. The “50 kg myth” is a perfect created by Korean mainstream media by glorifying celebrities who openly discuss their weight being 40-something. K-pop idols often share their extreme food plan regimes with a view to achieve the under-50 ideal weight,...
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