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A joyous fat Black woman in a fly outfit standing with a shorter, brown-skinned person in front of an amusement park.
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If Fat Bodies Are ‘Problems,’ Then We Need New Equations

‘The Biggest Loser’ was the worst vision of a fat future. Fat liberationists are done losing that fight.
02 Sep 2025 18 min read
A lit match, the words "DECRIM NOW" blazing in the flames.
pop culture

If We Valued Sex Workers, the Outcome of the Diddy Trial Would Have Been Different

What if Diddy’s victims were protected by labor laws instead of relying on the lack of justice of a sexist trial?
21 Jul 2025 7 min read
Illustration: A Black man and woman in formalwear gazing into each others' eyes.
pop culture

'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South

Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.
12 May 2025 7 min read
Illustration: A guest check, with "pay me what you owe me thnx :) — all indie media."

Pay Me What You Owe Me

Independent media always gets homages on social media after it shutters – what if that support amounted to monetary donations that helped keep it alive and thriving?
20 Jan 2025 8 min read
Illustration in blue and white: Four gorgeous fat women in lingerie posing together. One has a cane.
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pop culture

Young, Fat, and Gifted

Two new streaming comedies show viewers are eager for stories about fat Black women that don’t just rewrite old, damaging scripts about our lives.
01 Dec 2024 8 min read
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