Body Positivity
Body Positivity Has Lost All Meaning in 2020
I first discovered the term in 2014 as a plus-size fashion and beauty editor. In 2020, it's little more than a buzzword.
Like a Virgin: The Young Women Buying Vagina-Tightening Products
Unrealistic depictions of genitalia in porn – and society’s fixation with female virginity – have pressured some to use dubious “vaginal rejuvenation” creams and gels.
Millennials Are Ashamed to Admit They're Exercising for Abs
As fitness marketing adapts to be more inclusive on the surface, many young people feel trapped between the values of body positivity and the continued pressure to conform to a specific body type.
A look back at a decade of body positivity
Since 2010, the body acceptance movement has gone from the fringes of discourse to the mainstream. Along the way it's also become a fashionable, even lucrative philosophy. Does that mean it's lost its radicalism?
A look back at a decade of body positivity
Since 2010, the body acceptance movement has gone from the fringes of discourse to the mainstream. Along the way it's also become a fashionable, even lucrative philosophy. Does that mean it's lost its radicalism?
A look back at a decade of body positivity
Since 2010, the body acceptance movement has gone from the fringes of discourse to the mainstream. Along the way it's also become a fashionable, even lucrative philosophy. Does that mean it's lost its radicalism?
this photographer takes beautiful portraits of people with acne
After years of suffering from first hand experience, Peter DeVito wants to end the stigma surrounding spots.
this photographer takes beautiful portraits of people with acne
After years of suffering from first hand experience, Peter DeVito wants to end the stigma surrounding spots.
If You Lack Body Confidence, You're Far From Alone
A recent survey shows the complex relationship between our interior and exterior selves is an extremely common source of anguish.
How Posting Nudes on Twitter Is Helping Filipino Women Become More Sex Positive
The “alterverse” is a community on Twitter marked by sexually explicit content. It allows Filipino women to break free from the conservatism of Philippine society.
Why I'm Glad There Are No Plus-Sized Women Like Me On 'Love Island'
After 'Love Island' released its trailer, fans criticised the show for only featuring very slim women. But while our society remains so fatphobic, putting a few plus-sized women in the show would be more exploitative than helpful.