In Episode 13, George Driver and Funmi Fetto discuss the backlash against Lizzo following her public decision to go on a detox programme in order to lose weight. She later responded to the furore.
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This week is a special episode where I am joined by Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard, the founders of The Fat Zine. We discuss fatphobia, fat shaming, society and the beauty industry’s fear of fat and why it’s important to use the word ‘fat’.
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In Episode 9, we speak to Chloe Sheppard and Gina Tonic from The Fat Zine to discuss why they decided to launch a Zine ‘by fat people, for fat people and people who care about them’. We talk about the beauty industry’s biases against fat people, and how Black and Jewish women inspired the fat liberation movement.
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In Episode 9, The Fat Zine founders, Gina Tonic (seen above) and Chloe Sheppard, explain their reclaiming of the word ‘fat’, why it needn’t be loaded with negative connotations and how the world can normalise fat bodies.
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On Episode 3 Kathleen Ho, the Beauty Director of The Cut and New York Magazine joins me for Required Reading. When comedian Celeste Barber parodied a semi nude pose of ex Victoria Secret model Candace Swanepoel and posted it on Instagram, the social media giant removed it. Swanepoel’s however wasn’t . Why? We discuss The Guardian’s take on the story.