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Weighting to Be Seen: Being Fat, Black, and Invisible in Body Positivity
The body positivity movement has made great strides in helping bodies of all shapes feel loved, cherished, and acceptable. But what does it mean when major media outlets create lists of body image heroines and virtually every woman listed is white? In this article, Sonya Renee Taylor details the racist undertones that have caused the movement to overlook and neglect her and other black women’s body-loving activism for far too long.
Read MoreWhy We Don’t Need #WhiteOutDay, White History Month, or a National Association for the Advancement of White People (Really, It’s Racist)
“Why is there no White History Month?” We’ve got to stop refocusing on the dominant group with questions like this, and here’s why.
Read MoreThis Historical Lie Still Curses Us Today – Here’s the Unspoken Message Behind It
What’s the “white man’s burden?” In short, it’s a lie. This song shows why, and reveals what you might not know about how an idea once used to excuse things like colonization and slavery still shows up when some people dismiss concerns about cultural appropriation. Take in this video and tell us – what do you think we can do to finally shake the white man’s burden?
Read MoreYou Don’t Need to Be Leading Marches for Your Activism to Matter – Here Are 5 Reasons Why
We – as social justice activists – need to explore beyond thinking of the very large and very public demonstrations as the sole means of radical change. Who is included in our idea of “activists?” In which ways are we unintentionally excluding folks in this vision? What other platforms are activists using to raise awareness about injustice? Let’s talk about it.
Read MoreWhy Commenting On Celebrity Fashion Is F*cked Up
When an actress steps onto the red carpet, the first question she’s asked is “Who are you wearing?” Why is she reduced to how she looks, and not the achievements that brought her there? Sooner or later, these narrow standards of beauty and value hurt us all. Here’s what you need to know about how, and what you can do to bring this machine to a screeching halt.
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