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22 Aug

Performance artist Scottee: we want to quit fat shaming

I grew up in Kentish Town in North London, now the house of bouji 20-somethings hooked on kombucha. Back then, within the early noughties, it was the fifteenth most deprived area of the country, with child poverty at 40.3%. I used to be one in all those kids. I grew up poor and in social housing. I used to be the kid and grandchild of Irish migrants who consequently of poverty, social exclusion and trauma lived with tricky relationships with food, booze and medicines. I adopted a few of their addictions and made poverty shame my very own. In consequence I grew up as, and still am, what doctors call ‘morbidly obese’. As an adolescent I did all the pieces to not...

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12 Aug

‘Fatphobic’ TikTok trend is under fire for encouraging body

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‘Fatphobic’ TikTok trend is under fire for encouraging body

A TikTok trend centred around a latest filter effect is being called out for body shaming and fatphobia. Often known as the ‘chubby face’ filter, the effect gives users the looks of a fuller face and folks have been using it to assume what they might appear like in the event that they were at a better weight, before reverting back to their original appearance seemingly relieved to be “thinner” again. Most of the videos are also accompanied by captions stating how the user’s self-esteem increased after the filter was taken off again.The trend has come under fire from many, who're hurt by the fatphobia involved within the videos and having their facial expression be seemingly made fun of. “I hate...

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11 Jul

Performance artist Scottee: we want to quit fat shaming

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To mark the opening of his performance piece Fat Blokes, British performance artist Scottee explains why he’s fat-igued with body shaming I grew up in Kentish Town in North London, now the house of bouji 20-somethings hooked on kombucha. Back then, within the early noughties, it was the fifteenth most deprived area of the country, with child poverty at 40.3%. I used to be certainly one of those kids. I grew up poor and in social housing. I used to be the kid and grandchild of Irish migrants who consequently of poverty, social exclusion and trauma lived with tricky relationships with food, booze and medicines. I adopted a few of their addictions and...

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6 May

Lena Dunham addresses ‘gnarly’ body shaming comments on her

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Lena Dunham addresses ‘gnarly’ body shaming comments on her

Last month (September 25), Lena Dunham got married to musician Luis Felber (who performs as Attawalpa) with a “whirlwind” ceremony at a members-only club in Soho, London. Following the marriage, the Girls creator and her recent husband travelled to the country for a transient honeymoon. As Dunham says on social media: “I got a bit of break from work, which jogged my memory how much I like what I do and the way excited I'm to share what I have been making with you in 2022.” “I say this because through the years, I've shared many challenges with you,” she adds within the recent Instagram post. “And these moments of joy had me considering that we should always admit after we’re...

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