body positivity

Ah emo, the world’s greatest mystery. The eighth wonder of the world. Pandora’s box. Ask ten different people to define ‘emo’ and you’ll get ten different answers. But now, two girls and their podcast, Kids From Yesterday, are on a mission…

Body positivity is a popular trend that is designed to encourage people to love themselves no matter how they look. It has gained a huge following on social media — but it also generated a number of opponents who say these individuals…

In 2003 Michelle McManus shot to fame as the winner of the second series of Pop Idol. Throughout the series she stood out for her powerhouse soul voice. But she also got huge amounts of press coverage for her weight. Today plus-size is…

A few weeks ago, a group of seemingly innocuous men got on some Tubes and quietly harassed some Londoners about their weight. They proclaimed themselves ‘Overweight Haters Ltd’ – a title which they had printed on an unknown amount of…