body shaming
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Singer Tems Claps Back at 7 Years of Commentary About Her Backside
The Grammy Award-winning musician stood ten toes down, saying, “It’s time to pack it up.”
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Kerry Washington Opens Up About The Source of Her Struggles With Body Image
In a conversation with Gabrielle Union, the Scandal actress gets real about the standards of beauty she saw growing up.
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Major Blow: Caster Semenya Is Banned From Competing in Her Beloved 800-Meter Race at World Championships
Since 2015, elite runner Caster Semenya has gone undefeated in the 800-meter event at the world track and field championships, but in a major setback, a major ruling means she won’t be allowed to compete in that event as long as she continues to refuse hormone treatments to reduce her testosterone levels. The Swiss Supreme…
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Oh, Polly! Fashion Brand Apologizes for ‘Segregating’ Plus-Size and Black and Brown Models
Fashion brand Oh Polly is saying “So sorry” after it was forced to issue apologies when social media users pointed out its placement of plus-size and black and brown models on an Instagram account separate from that of its “main” line. As the BBC reports, folks on social media called out the brand, with people…
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PSA of the Day: Stop Asking Women If They’re Pregnant (Because Sometimes, It’s Just a Food Baby)
You know what’s really dope? When you’re out here, living your best new-monied life, getting your step-and-repeat and twirl on in a Michael Kors gown (that you could easily pay for, but were instead loaned) on a Golden Globes afterparty red carpet where you’re nobody’s plus-one. The paparazzi knows your name and is screaming it…
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Ex-Cincinnati Volleyball Player Says Coach Kicked Her Off Team Because Her ’Gram Posts Were ‘Too Sexy’
A former University of Cincinnati women’s volleyball player has filed a lawsuit against her old coach, charging that she repeatedly body-shamed her and then dropped her from the team because of Instagram photos that were deemed “too sexy.” Shalom Ifeanyi filed the lawsuit March 20 against her former coach, Molly Alvey, and Cincinnati’s executive senior…
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Sizing Each Other Up: Why Do Other Women Try to Kill My Vibe?
In high school, I loved hanging out with other women, particularly those who exhibited a level of confidence in their stride. But cliques didn’t work well for me—I despised the thought of shadowing the queen bee of a pseudo girl group. Besides, even among my female friends, I felt different. It felt like puberty had…
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Hey, Jan, Stop Hating on Curvy Black Women Just Because You Are Shaped Like a Box Chevy
Meet Jan Shedd. Jan is an angry white woman from Dallas who is offended that black women have shapely bodies that fill a dress nicely. Jan is so upset by this that she felt it her duty to write a post on Facebook criticizing a traffic anchor from her local ABC station, WFAA-TV, Channel 8.…
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Canadian MP Rocks ‘Pretty Dope’ Braids in Solidarity With Girls Shamed for Their Hair
Canadian Member of Parliament Celina Caesar-Chavannes took to the floor of our upstair neighbor’s legislative body last week and delivered a moving speech on bullying and intolerance of black hairstyles and features. “Irrespective of her hairstyle, the size of her thighs, the size of her hips, the size of her baby bump, the size of…
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Diddy’s Ex Says He’s Not Fat, Just Eatin’ Good
Kim Porter, the mother of three of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ children, defended her ex from body-shamers who have been coming out of the woodwork since a recent shot of him on a yacht surfaced last week … with a not-so-tight body in effect. When the hounds of TMZ asked her about Diddy’s “dad bod” on…