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‘If only she read the instruction manual’: Woman makes surprising discovery about Wii Fit

“Was addicted to that silly scale."

On Nov 30, 2023 by Sarah Kester

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Being ‘skinnyfat’ is not the worst possible situation to be in

A video saying being 'skinnyfat' is the 'worst possible situation to be in' is getting mocked online.

On Sep 20, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

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Costco worker explains the body shaming she went through at work

‘I’m following dress code… How is this my fault?’: Costco worker says manager body-shamed her

'My body shape is too much for my job.'

On Jul 31, 2023 by Nina Hernandez

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I need to buy a gun scene from why women kill tv show

TikTokers are saying they ‘need to buy a gun’ because they don’t fit into their jean shorts from last summer

Fatphobia and weight loss content are rampant on TikTok.

On May 24, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

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Everyone’s talking about TikTok’s ‘bold glamour’ filter

TikTokers say using the filter and comparing its results to their own face made them feel bad about the way they looked.

On Mar 1, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

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Target advertisement display in clothing section of plus size women (l) Man speaking in target (c) Target advertisement display in clothing section of men (r)

‘I hadn’t noticed but it’s so true’: Target called out for excluding men from its plus-size models

'So women get overweight models to help them feel more comfortable, but men don't?'

On Oct 27, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘I’m the girl from the video’: Woman with skin condition speaks out after stranger films her on train, speculates she has monkeypox (updated)

‘I have taken screenshots of the comments [and] will be posting them…everyywhereee.’

On Aug 2, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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Young woman in car (l&r) Anytime Fitness sign (c)

‘She made me feel so bad and guilty about it’: Customer says Anytime Fitness worker fat-shamed her when she tried to cancel gym membership

'Is that legal? Is that in their policy? Can they ask me to do that?'

On Jul 20, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

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‘Some people have an issue with my body not my scrubs and it shows’: Nurse says she was told her scrubs are ‘inappropriate,’ sparking debate

"Anyone saying ‘buy a bigger size’ it doesn't rlly work like that."

On Jul 18, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘You should be with someone that looks like me’: Woman says people are criticizing her marriage with a ‘physically fit’ man

'The world has literally taught us that we have to value our worth on our bodies.'

On Jun 22, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘Fat suits are never okay’: Netflix’s ‘Matilda’ faces criticism for Emma Thompson’s Miss Trunchbull prosthetics

Relying on heavy makeup and prosthetics, Netflix's Miss Trunchbull is accused of reinforcing fatphobic stereotypes.

On Jun 21, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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young woman with headphones (l) Aritzia sign (c) young woman with caption 'but the real question is: did the clothes she picked for you fit or not?' (r)

‘Aritzia is giving early 2000s Hollister/A&F’: Woman claims she was ‘body-shamed’ by Aritzia employee who gave her larger sizes than she asked for

'They asked me twice if I 'was sure that was my size.''

On Jun 10, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Tattoo gun in artists hand tattooing flower on skin (l) Woman shirtless covered by hands and towel caption 'The worst tattoo experience of my life- now I need to find someone to fix this huge outline I have on my stomach' (r)

‘I’d be blasting his name to warn other women’: Woman says tattoo artist inappropriately talked about her body while she was topless

'He just starts talking about how unsymmetrical I was.'

On Apr 19, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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Applebee's worker crying (l) Applebee's building and sign night (c) Applebee's worker holding baby bump (r)

Pregnant Applebee’s worker cries after manager allegedly fat-shames her

'Hell nahhh, HR girl right nowwww.'

On Apr 8, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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Magic Kingdom (l&r) young man with 'Disney makes me realize how small the lifting/fit population really is' (c)

‘A place filled with predominantly families and small children’: TikToker goes to Disney World and judges people who don’t lift

'Gym bros discovering the real world.'

On Mar 28, 2022 by Braden Bjella