Temple University in Philadelphia is set to host the first ever "FatCon," which is described as a judgment-free, fat-centered event and Lauren Chen couldn’t be more amused. “Did you know that in the year of our internet 2023, there are actually conventions for fat people?” Chen asks. The Philly “F.
According to the CDC, the U.S. obesity rate was 41.9% from 2017 to 2020 and growing. However, the rise in obesity doesn’t seem to correlate with a rise in worry for fat activists. One of those activists is Lizzo, who recently took to Twitter to fight back against users questioning the singer's large.
Has the fat-acceptance movement gone too far? After what Lizzo recently tweeted, Lauren Chen of "Pseudo-Intellectual" definitely thinks so.The tweet in question was a video of herself “glamor modeling” accompanied by the message “Introducing…. THE BEAUTY STANDARD. If you mad, stay mad hoes.” “I don’.