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Fatphobia is so rampantly internalized that many people justify their attraction to fat people by comparing them to non-human objects. It turns the possibility of mutual desire and appreciation into fetish. In this spoken word performance, Samantha Peterson rejects the dehumanizing nuance of supposedly metaphorical compliments and reclaims her body’s agency, humanity, and beauty.

“No one in this world is just one thing.” Race, body, gender – how do these identities affect your life? Performer Hye Yun Park has a great answer.

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This author never imagined she’d get to this magical place – a place of self-love. She’s powerful, beautiful, talented, and loveable. But unfortunately, in our society, she’s subject to shame for being fat, Black, bisexual, and a woman with unconventional looks. Read on for her journey in fighting for herself, and you might find some self-love for your own journey.

There’s a whole lot of lingo in social justice circles these days – and if you don’t know all the vocab, you might feel out of the loop. Here’s Marina Watanabe with a handy guide to the basic terminology of feminism.

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How do you feel about how the media portrays Black Muslims? Too often, there’s no visibility at all – but this gorgeous story and photoshoot shows how we can change the game.

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This author wasn’t always sure how to support her transgender daughter. But through writing about giving her daughter agency and helping her navigate gender roles, this mom can help other parents who are also struggling.

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If you’re anything like us, you’re fed up with sexist, fat-shaming “beach body” ads. But we need to talk about this, too: What does the “beach body” concept really say about us?

Feminism has many important causes, one of which is fostering healthier body image. But some have argued that this cause is not “important enough” to warrant the attention that body image activists demand. If you’ve ever thought of body image activism as a lesser movement in feminism, check out Melissa A. Fabello’s video on the topic. You may learn something.

What happens when fat activism focuses on smaller fat bodies? Here’s some of the harm that’s caused when bigger bodies aren’t centered.

Do you look anything like the people deemed “most beautiful” by magazines? Here’s how the beauty bias might be getting to you – and what to do about it.

As a fat person, I am often surrounded by people, messages, and media that work to ensure that I know that being fat is (supposedly) not okay. There are many ways that fat individuals try to manage living in the hostile environment, but I want to suggest doing something a little radical: coming out as fat. Here are some places to start.

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When it comes to consent, you might think of slogans like “no means no” and even “only yes means yes.” But have you thought about how those messages change when you include people with disabilities in the conversation?

You know that friend who’s always pointing out how every commercial features mostly white people, and who ruins the best parts of movies by saying, “This scene is so sexist”? Ever considered that maybe they’re just media literate? Check out this video from Melissa Fabello for an introduction into what media literacy is and why you should care about it!

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All the new year’s resolution hype around “weight loss as the key to happiness” can be super harmful. These awesome ideas can help you resolve to actually take care of your body instead.

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Being a thin ally to fat acceptance movements includes hard conversations about things like making sure your activism doesn’t further marginalize fat people. These lessons can be a helpful start.

It’s the affirmation that every woman allegedly wants and even needs to hear: “You’re beautiful.” Like many girls, this author aspired to be beautiful. If she wasn’t beautiful, she thought, how could she put my best self forward? How could she designate herself as worthy of someone’s time? Not feeling beautiful becomes almost threatening. Which prompts the question: Why?

Society isn’t very nice to vaginas. From a very young age, we’re taught that vaginas are somehow bad or wrong or dirty. But the fact is: Vaginas are the objects of a cultural hate-fest. What if we could fight back against that hate, through sex- and body-positivity, and turn haters into lovers? We can. But first, we have to understand where vagina hate comes from.

There are plenty of resources for people beginning recovery from any kind of eating disorder. And yet, it’s still difficult to get a straight answer for the most pressing question on people’s minds. What is recovery going to look like? Will it go on like this forever? Will I be strong enough to make it? Take it from me: Recovery is hard. But it doesn’t need to be any harder than it has to be.

Feminism can change your relationship with your anxiety. Here is how it changed for this author.

Latinas of all shapes, sizes, and ages suffer from disordered eating. Latinas are not immune from messages in the media telling us how to look. We may not be subjects in the mainstream body positivity conversation, but we’re certainly being told how we should look. And ignoring body image issues among Latinas forces us to think disordered eating is okay.