The Rise of Skinny Culture (Again)

Olivia and Shauna recount their weekend in San Francisco enjoying the best that Pride Month has to offer there: Drag acts, wig snatching contests, music, brunch - all the good stuff. Then they get serious and talk about a topic that some could find triggering - the rise (once again) of the "thin is in" movement, especially in today's media. Please use caution if you would rather avoid discussions of eating disorders and diet. The Junkies have lived through this before: in the '90s and 2000s we were told that Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones' Diary and Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada were "fat", and then the era of the Kardashians ushered in a new trendy body type: curvy, but with a tiny waist. Now the pendulum is swinging back to thin again, sometimes dangerously so. Olivia and Shauna ask the question: who benefits from the drive to make women take up as little space as possible, in more ways than just body type? Do celebrities have a responsibility to their fans as well as themselves to avoid unhealthy choices when it comes to how they choose to represent their choices when it comes to diet and fitness? And how can we deal with the harmful messages bombarding us in the media? If your relationship with eating or body image is a concern for you or someone you know, help is available. Reach out to the eating disorder helpline run by ANAD at 1-888-375-7767 for support. We have affordable and rewarding Patreon tiers! Be the first to hear new and uncensored content, if you dare! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturejunkiepodcast/posts  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W  Website: www.popculturejunkie.com  Facebook: PopCultureJunkiePodcast  Instagram: @pop.culturejunkie  Threads:@pop.culturejunkie   Bluesky: @pop-culture-junkie.bsky.social  Email: [email protected]  Shauna on Instagram: @shaunatrinidad   Shauna on Threads: @shaunatrinidad   Olivia on Instagram: @livimariez This episode includes AI-generated content.