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Quit Saying You’re Fat, Amy Schumer!
One of our smartest, funniest feminist comics has made herself the butt of a lot of jokes lately. Which would be fine if she didn't think hers was so big.
Pro Tip: Don’t Talk to Women About Their Bodies
No female can escape the scrutiny of her body—we're either "too fat" like Kelly Clarkson, or "too thin" like Giuliana Rancic. Why don’t we talk about something else entirely, okay?
Is Melissa McCarthy a Big Sellout?
She promised a more radical kind of body acceptance—not limited to Raphaelite Lena Dunham or old Hollywood Christina Hendricks. What went wrong?
I Will Never Wear a Bikini
But thank goodness for women who do: The “fatkini” is an eff you to our culture's narrow standards of sexiness.
How Do You Define “Beach Body”?
Author and "fat activist" Hanne Blank’s new project ditches bikini prep for radical acceptance. And it’s geared toward everyone.