Tag: body shaming

Weight Watchers accused of contributing to disordered eating and body shame in teens

An open letter to Weight Watchers International By Sarah McMahon  I discovered today that Weight Watchers International is offering free membership for teenagers aged 13 to 17 under the guise of “helping the development of healthy habits at a critical life stage”. This was announced this week, simultaneously with their three year “2020 goal”, which […]

21 Body-Shaming Magazine Covers That Prove Women Just Can’t Win

By Jane Hollier (Reprinted with permission Jane Hollier)

Fat is not a feeling: Why I’m pressuring Facebook to remove body-shaming ‘I feel fat’ status

Fat talk perpetuates and normalises body shame Rebecca Guzelian How does it make you feel when someone close to you tells you they feel fat? As a woman in my mid-20s, this is something I experience every day – from my friends, family and others around me. And now, I have to see it on […]