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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 25 MIN

4: we need to talk about Skinny vs Fat Shaming: is one more valid? (a feminist take on body positivity)

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Breaking down and deep diving into body shaming: understanding body positivity, anti-fat bias, and self-acceptance +++ how to properly address concern for someone's body!!edited by °🎧˙✧ ˖° 💻⋆。˚→ @gillnvrr on IG→ myselfvideo chapters 🔖📓✧˖°.→ 00:00 Introduction and personal story→ 01:28 Disclaimers and reminders→ 02:15 Growing up in a world that’s anti-fat→ 03:17 My undiagnosed body dysmorphia 🤣→ 05:37 When skinny people and women are fatphobic→ 06:53 The history of the body positivity movement→ 08:03 Anti-fat bias as a form of systemic oppression→ 08:35 How anti-fat bias affects employment→ 09:16 How anti-fat bias affects lifestyle→ 10:40 The problems with BMI → 12:40 How anti-fat biasand misogyny affects access to healthcare→ 16:07 Misogyny and online hate in both skinny shaming and fatphobia→ 17:45 Expressing concern vs just plain bodyshaming→ 19:11 How to properly express concern for a loved one’s body and calling weight loss a “glow-up”→ 23:57 Final words loldiscussion resources 🔎.ೃ࿔📚*:・→ The tiktok that inspired this video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSrutpgRX/→ Century Tuna Commercial - Active Mind 45s (   • Century Tuna Commercial - Active Mind 45s  )→ Body mass index (BMI) | Definition, Formula, Chart, & Facts | Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/science/bo...)→ What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) or Body Dysmorphia? - BDDF(https://bddfoundation.org/information...)→ The Whitewashed, Diluted Reality of Modern Body Positivity: The Important Black History of the Body Positivity Movement | Be Well and Thrive(https://u.osu.edu/studentwellnesscent...)→ #BodyPositive? A critical exploration of the body positive movement within physical cultures taking an intersectionality approach - PMC(https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...)→ Systemic/Institutional Oppression is: | WCASA(https://www.wcasa.org/wp-content/uplo...)→ Understanding Fatphobia and Anti-Fat Bias - DiveThru(https://divethru.com/understanding-fa...)→ The Weight of the World: notes from a bigger Filipino woman - MentalHealthPH(https://mentalhealthph.org/07-10/)→ Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Mortality in Overweight and Obese Individuals | American Board of Family Medicine(https://www.jabfm.org/content/25/1/9....)→ Implicit and Explicit Anti-Fat Bias among a Large Sample of Medical Doctors by BMI, Race/Ethnicity and Gender | PLOS One(https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...)→ Weight bias and health care utilization: a scoping review | Primary Health Care Research & Development | Cambridge Core(https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...)→ Dumb tweet 1 https://x.com/MrPopOfficial/status/18...→ Dumb tweet 2 https://x.com/DukeGomez7/status/18661...→ Dumb tweet 3https://x.com/Cobratate/status/189219...→ Dumb tweet 4https://x.com/urfavrexie/status/18914...→ The discourse around Ariana Grande's appearance is dangerous by Psychology with Dr. Ana    • The discourse around Ariana Grande's appea...  gear ˙✧˖°📷 ༘ ⋆°→ mic: Blue Snowball Ice-Black USB Microphone→ main camera: Canon EOS M50 with Kit Lens→ vlog camera: DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo→ editing: Final Cut Pro X

Breaking down and deep diving into body shaming: understanding body positivity, anti-fat bias, and self-acceptance +++ how to properly address concern for someone's body!!edited by °🎧˙✧ ˖° 💻⋆。˚→ @gillnvrr on IG→ myselfvideo chapters 🔖📓✧˖°.→ 00:00 Introduction and personal story→ 01:28 Disclaimers and reminders→ 02:15 Growing up in a world that’s anti-fat→ 03:17 My undiagnosed body dysmorphia 🤣→ 05:37 When skinny people and women are fatphobic→ 06:53 The history of the body positivity movement→ 08:03 Anti-fat bias as a form of systemic oppression→ 08:35 How anti-fat bias affects employment→ 09:16 How anti-fat bias affects lifestyle→ 10:40 The problems with BMI → 12:40 How anti-fat biasand misogyny affects access to healthcare→ 16:07 Misogyny and online hate in both skinny shaming and fatphobia→ 17:45 Expressing concern vs just plain bodyshaming→ 19:11 How to properly express concern for a loved one’s body and calling weight loss a “glow-up”→ 23:57 Final words loldiscussion resources 🔎.ೃ࿔📚*:・→ The tiktok that inspired this video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSrutpgRX/→ Century Tuna Commercial - Active Mind 45s (   • Century Tuna Commercial - Active Mind 45s  )→ Body mass index (BMI) | Definition, Formula, Chart, & Facts | Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/science/bo...)→ What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) or Body Dysmorphia? - BDDF(https://bddfoundation.org/information...)→ The Whitewashed, Diluted Reality of Modern Body Positivity: The Important Black History of the Body Positivity Movement | Be Well and Thrive(https://u.osu.edu/studentwellnesscent...)→ #BodyPositive? A critical exploration of the body positive movement within physical cultures taking an intersectionality approach - PMC(https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...)→ Systemic/Institutional Oppression is: | WCASA(https://www.wcasa.org/wp-content/uplo...)→ Understanding Fatphobia and Anti-Fat Bias - DiveThru(https://divethru.com/understanding-fa...)→ The Weight of the World: notes from a bigger Filipino woman - MentalHealthPH(https://mentalhealthph.org/07-10/)→ Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Mortality in Overweight and Obese Individuals | American Board of Family Medicine(https://www.jabfm.org/content/25/1/9....)→ Implicit and Explicit Anti-Fat Bias among a Large Sample of Medical Doctors by BMI, Race/Ethnicity and Gender | PLOS One(https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...)→ Weight bias and health care utilization: a scoping review | Primary Health Care Research & Development | Cambridge Core(https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...)→ Dumb tweet 1 https://x.com/MrPopOfficial/status/18...→ Dumb tweet 2 https://x.com/DukeGomez7/status/18661...→ Dumb tweet 3https://x.com/Cobratate/status/189219...→ Dumb tweet 4https://x.com/urfavrexie/status/18914...→ The discourse around Ariana Grande's appearance is dangerous by Psychology with Dr. Ana    • The discourse around Ariana Grande's appea...  gear ˙✧˖°📷 ༘ ⋆°→ mic: Blue Snowball Ice-Black USB Microphone→ main camera: Canon EOS M50 with Kit Lens→ vlog camera: DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo→ editing: Final Cut Pro X

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