May 02, 2021
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In 2019, HBO television show host Bill Maher made this statement: “In August, 53 Americans died from mass shootings. Terrible, right? Do you know how many died from obesity? 40,000. Fat shaming doesn’t need to end, it needs to make a comeback.”
The context and his point? If people could be shamed out of smoking, perhaps fat shaming would make people rethink their lifestyle habits.
Controversial and obviously aimed to get a reaction from the audience, the irony of Maher’s comment was that fat shaming didn’t need a comeback it simply never left.
Indeed, being overweight comes with its fair share of issues and health risks like hypertension, heart attack, stroke and diabetes, but research shows that where you carry the weight matters too (Google: skinny fat), and obesity has also been linked to genetics.
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On the heels of the senseless killing of Daunte Wright at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, and as the murder trial of George Floyd wages on in the same city, the collective trauma experienced by the Black community is more poignant than ever.
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How Quarantine Broke the Fitness Industrial Complex
Lockdown broke the cult of fitness, ushering in a new moment of being gentle with ourselves. Mirrorpix
Before the pandemic, Kristen Wilson, 33, was a reluctant gym-goer whose discomfort in fitness environments caused years of unpleasant experiences. In group classes, she’d push herself to the point of pain, overextending because she didn’t want to look out of place among the workout zealots beside her. “Even yoga, which is supposed to be relaxing, was always so stressful for me,” Wilson, who lives in New Jersey, says, recalling the dread she d feel walking into a class. “I’ve tried different gyms, different times of day, different methods. I was never focused on me. I was always focused on how my body was being perceived.”
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Share Read more to understand why diet culture s rejection of larger bodies is inherently racist. By Chrissy King February 09, 2021
It s been more than five years since I became a fitness and strength coach. Since then, I ve become very well-acquainted with body liberation and the general body positivity space. But to this day, I can t help but notice that this space continues to be overwhelmingly white.
Body positivity was originally created as an antithesis to diet culture and to help marginalized people (read: fat, queer, trans, bodies of color, and more) feel worthy of self-love because, for too long, society told them they weren t. These days, however, body positivity hashtags on social media are often flooded with photos of non-marginalized bodies (read: cis, thin, white women), and the movement has been co-opted by people who were never intended to be the center of th