Viral “body-positive” trends tend to be well-intentioned. Still, they can be dangerously limited in their scope, to the point where they are hardly making a point at all. These trends don’t provide ...

A new cultural ideal for women is ultrathin and cloaked in the language of inclusivity and self-acceptance. Credit...Illustration by Leonie Bos Supported by By Amanda Hess Recently Instagram led me to ...

Virgie Tovar has been a fat activist for more than a decade, so when she started receiving email after email from wellness companies offering weight-loss drugs, she thought it was spam. It wasn’t ...

Over the past few years, there has been a noticeable shift in the bodies of celebrities and influencers, particularly those who once proudly occupied and celebrated life in "larger bodies." Many of ...