Body Shaming

The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Tuesday that comedians Kenan Thompson and Hasan Minhaj will attend the annual dinner on April 25, 2020, with Thompson as host and Minhaj as a “featured entertainer.” (Minhaj hosted in 2017.) The decision for the association to hire the two marks its return to…

Big and proud Lizzo is weighing in on double standards when it comes to body shaming. The “Truth Hurts” singer always flaunts her curves and talks about female empowerment, to the delight of her fans. Now, she’s pointed out to Brazil’s TV Folha in a new interview that sometimes men…

Wendy Cheng. Xiaxue / YouTube Wendy Cheng, who goes by Xiaxue on Instagram and YouTube, received criticism for insulting a model.She said the model, La'Shaunae Steward, was "morbidly obese" and her weight was "disgusting," because obesity "should never have been seen as attractive because death and disease isn't attractive full…

Photo: NetflixHey, did you hear the story about about a young woman who was bullied in high school because of her weight, then exacts her revenge years later by getting thin and joining the pageant circuit? How about the tale of the misguided TV execs who thought stuffing Debby Ryan…

By: Express Web Desk | Goa | Updated: February 13, 2020 8:33:27 pm In 2014, Wendell Rodricks was awarded the Padma Shri.Wendell Rodricks, the renowned fashion designer, activist and author, passed away at his Goa home on Wednesday. A family member told The Indian Express that Rodricks passed away at…

In a new campaign with Unicef, TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D'Amelio are getting very real about their experiences with cyberbullying. As two of the platform's most popular creators, both sisters have been forced to contend with internet negativity and the r…

Katie Maloney-Schwartz’s Vanderpump Rules family has got her back. The cast of the hit Bravo series came to Maloney-Schwartz’s defense on Sunday after she was criticized on social media for her choice of attire at E!’s pre-Oscars brunch telecast. Brittany Cartwright shared an Instagram photo from the outing of the VPR cast, which…

The days of shirtless Abercrombie models hanging out outside its stores are long gone, and Abercrombie is making significant steps to distance itself from the brand it once was. On Thursday, it introduced an inclusive ad campaign for its signature fragrance,…

By Thanussha Priyah, 07 Feb 2020 Image via AbercrombieAbercrombie has launched a new campaign that could possibly steer the brand away from its controversial past, where it purportedly discriminated against bodies that were anything but svelte and fit. The days of unrealistic body types and chiseled facial structures are long…

Over 100 models signed an open letter to Victoria's Secret CEO John Mehas on Wednesday. The letter was drafted by the Model Alliance, a nonprofit that provides support to people in the fashion industry.The New York Times recently published a report that described a "culture of misogyny, bullying, and harassment" at Victoria's…