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Oprah Winfrey apologizes for being 'major contributor' to shaming diet culture and the 'wagon of fat' moment

The 70-year-old media mogul reflected on the role she played in perpetuating unsustainable weight-l…

Eve Crosbie   


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A stranger fat-shamed me while I was grocery shopping. It taught me a valuable lesson about how I'm perceived.

A plus-size woman was shocked when a stranger commented on her buying a pack of cookies. She realiz…

Melissa Drake   


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White supremacist fitness clubs are fat-shaming Trump supporters and plotting a race war

A network of white supremacist fitness clubs is spreading across the US, recruiting men to prepare …

Alia Shoaib   


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An influencer called out a horse-riding business on TikTok. Its employee told her to come back when she wasn't 'fat.'

Remi Bader, a TikTok influencer, said Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York, refused to let her ri…

Charissa Cheong   


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Gen Z recruits in the US Army are taking to TikTok to complain about the food, pay, and body shaming

The US Army fell 10,000 soldiers short of its recruiting goals in 2023. Some Gen Z recruits are com…

Sawdah Bhaimiya   


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2 OnlyFans influencers are feuding after one was accused of body shaming for saying the other looked 'fat in person'

In a now-expired Snapchat video, Adelaide-based influencer Kerri Gribble said fellow Aussie influen…

Charissa Cheong   


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'Bridgerton' star Nicola Coughlan asks fans to stop sending her their opinions about her body

The Irish actress told fans on Instagram that it's "hard to take the weight of thousands of opinion…

Ayomikun Adekaiyero   


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'Harry Potter' has a problem with fat characters, so I'm changing how my kids consume the series

As I notice problematic parts of the "Harry Potter" series, such as the blatant fat-shaming, I'm st…

Laura Wheatman Hill   


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A radio host called Gordon Ramsay's 19-year-old daughter a 'chubby little thing,' causing a flood of support for Tilly Ramsay online

Tilly, Gordon Ramsay's daughter, spoke out against the 67-year-old radio host Steve Allen, who call…

Kieran Press-Reynolds   


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Whoopi Goldberg was fat-shamed on 'The View' by a guest - but her cohost came swiftly to her defense

"Shark Tank"'s Barbara Corcoran made a fat-shaming "joke" toward Goldberg during Thursday's episode…

Yasmin Garaad   


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Donald Trump shares 'fat-shaming' photo of Chris Christie on Truth Social following critical Mar-a-Lago interview

After Chris Christie spoke critically of Donald Trump on ABC News last week, the former president s…

Joshua Zitser   


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Alabama Barker hits back at fat shamers, saying weight fluctuation is 'normal' for many girls

Alabama Barker, daughter of Travis Barker, said that she has a thyroid problem and autoimmune disea…

Palmer Haasch   


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Influencer Remi Bader shared her struggles with binge eating but says followers responded with cruel body-shaming comments

Influencer and Victoria's Secret brand ambassador Remi Bader said body shaming is preventing her fr…

Charissa Cheong   


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I tried hating myself to lose weight, but shaming myself wasn't the answer

The author suggests people stop commenting on others' weight changes, as they might be going throug…

Krista Atkinson   


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Queen Latifah was body-shamed for the first time in third grade. She's now advocating for judgment-free obesity care.

Queen Latifah is reshaping the conversation about obesity. The actor shares how she was first body-…

Nasha Smith   


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I'm teaching my kids to destigmatize the word 'fat' and that food doesn't have moral value. It isn't always easy.

She teaches her kids that foods aren't inherently healthy or unhealthy. It's not always easy becaus…

Ava Truckey   


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I was body-shamed as a kid. Years later, I'm still recovering from the trauma.

A comment about the author's breasts when she was 12 contributed to body issues for the rest of her…

Colleen Dilthey Thomas   


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2 'fat-phobic' Airbnb hosts have been slammed for banning guests weighing over 220 pounds

"Specifying a certain weight is fat-phobic as it's discriminating against people who have a larger …

Rachel Hosie   


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A fitness writer is facing backlash for saying she wouldn't hire overweight people 'because they are more lazy'

Samantha Yardley has been criticized for promoting diet culture, and her comments have been slammed…

Rachel Hosie