Queen Latifah's Impact on Pop Culture is Wildly Underappreciated
Queen Latifah’s influence on black culture stretches back decades and now she’s finally receiving the recognition she deserves. Later this…
Tyra Banks: I Was Constantly Being Told 'No' For Being Too Curvy Or For Being Black
Apparently, nobody is immune to the pressures of societal beauty standards, not even the fierce Tyra Banks. Speaking on a…
Hulu 'Shrill' Review: A Quiet Revolution In the Portrayal of Fat Women on Television
In the fourth episode of Hulu’s new comedy series Shrill, our main character Annie delivers a powerful monologue about the…
Lizzo: Loving My Body Shouldn't Be Revolutionary
Lizzo is too busy being a badass babe to give a fuck what you think about her. But that hasn’t…
'Dumplin’' is the First Fat-Girl Love Story Netflix Has *Actually* Gotten Right
After a year of disappointing “body positive” films on Netflix, they finally got one right: Dumplin’. Earlier this year, Netflix gave…
How Body Positive Activist Jessamyn Stanley Inspired Me to Get Back Into Yoga
I fell in love with yoga in my twenties after a friend introduced me to the practice as a way…
'The Good Place' Jameela Jamil on How Skinny White Women Stole the #BodyPositive Movement
The Good Place star Jameela Jamil is never afraid to get real. And this time she’s talking all about body…
Lindy West's 'Shrill' is Getting the TV Treatment and Thank God!
What great news to start off the week! Feminist writer and body positive activist Lindy West has officially announced that…
What Happened When I Tried The New Anti-Chaffing Lingerie
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Plus Model Tess Holliday Feels Guilty for Caring for Her Body — And I Totally Get It
Plus-size model Tess Holliday is pretty much the champion of the body positivity movement. Tess is responsible for the hashtag…