After being subjected to bullying and fat shaming, both at home and outside, the author developed multiple eating disorders and was finally diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder at the …
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Spinning
In a poem, a dancer explores the themes of a spiralling mental state.
Looking At My Body Through Everyone’s Gaze But My Own
Unfortunately, we still live around people who cannot tolerate the sight of cleavage, and it’s normalised. That’s where we have failed miserably.
Why I Simply Can’t Move
From despising all movement-based classes, to it spilling over into my life – the time has come to take stock and resolve any underlying issues.
Hostels, Bullies and Coming to Accept My Body
The jibes, the sketches, the insulting looks, the fright and unresolved anger – it all started choking me until I chose to take the time to heal.
A Large Body and Its Implications
On identity and the boxes society puts us into.
You Called Me Fat? Come Sit, Let’s Have a Chat
A poem on public fat-shaming and the constant trolling of celebrities over their looks.
Will the New Phrase ‘People With Obesity’ End Fat Shaming? Not Likely
While many people are uncomfortable with the term fat, fat activists prefer the term.
My Issue with Online Body Positivity: Dismantling ‘Body Awareness’
Everyone’s journey to self-acceptance is different, and reaching it through body love is a very valid route, but it might not work for everyone.
How One Early 20th-Century Performer Defanged Her Fat-Shamers
One overweight woman who rose to fame in the 1920s – singer and comedienne Sophie Tucker – was at the forefront of pushing back against her critics and championing …