From fat-shaming to thin-shaming — why we're so mad when 'body-positive' celebs lose weight

While society's obsession with female bodies is nothing new, a wave of celebrities who embraced their larger bodies are ...
Refinery29

For Black Fat Women, Is The Body Positivity Movement Dead?

As someone who entered the movement back in 2012 via several online platforms such as Tumblr, LiveJournal and through several Facebook groups, the body positivity community back then provided myself ...
Yahoo

Lizzo Believes “Body Positivity” Has Devolved From A Movement To “Code Word For Fat”

Lizzo recently discussed her views on “body positivity” — a movement she has long championed — and what she now perceives it to mean. During a candid discussion with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM’s Love in ...
Today

What is your body shape and what does it say about your health?

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.
Essence

8 Black Women Influencers Who Promote Body Positivity On Social Media

Black women are refusing to have their bodies policed. Although body positivity was created in the 1960s, recently, the movement has become incredibly popular on social media, with 11.5 million posts ...
Rolling Out

Unraveling the story of women and body hair

The notion of beauty has always been in flux, shaped by culture and time. Historical attitudes toward body hair reveal a tapestry of changing perceptions. Ancient societies like Egypt and Greece saw ...