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Body Positivity Coverage Lags Way Behind Weight-Loss Stories
Body Positivity Coverage Lags Way Behind Weight-Loss Stories

…year-round, media coverage of “larger bodied people” is almost 120 more times likely to focus on diet and weight loss than on weight stigma, bias or discrimination, according to just-released research from the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA).

That statistic is so staggering that we decided to do our own small part toward evening the score.

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From the Newsletter, Guest Posts, Media, NAAFA Organization, Press ReleasesDarliene Howellmediapost, fatinthenews, mediastudy, EqualityAtEverySize, fatliberation
Media and Research Roundup - November 2022
Media and Research Roundup - November 2022

CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the Media & Research Roundup may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media & Research Roundup. This issue features: NAAFA's Chair, Tigress Osborn, responds to Kanye West's incorrect and anti-fat comments about Lizzo's weight; Was COVID's severity due to fat being a risk factor or was it poor medical treatment of fat folx?; Coverage of a fat-positive summer camp experience called Camp Roundup; and more!

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From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media, MedicalDarliene Howellmedia, Research, NAAFA, fatshaming, weightstigma, intentionalweightloss, EqualityAtEverySize
Media and Research Roundup - September 2022
Media and Research Roundup - September 2022

Content Warning: Some references to fat shaming in medical offices and movies

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media & Research Roundup. This issue features: Comedian Sofie Hagen writes about her fat liberation journey, fat shaming by medical staff, research on fat’s connection to the brain, a new fat black-latino gay hero in the comic book series "Black Vans", the use of a fat suit in the movie, The Whale.

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From the Newsletter, Healthcare, MediaDarliene Howellmedia, Research, fatness, NAAFA, EqualityAtEverySize, SofieHagen, BlackVans
NAAFA Chronicles 79: March 1987
NAAFA Chronicles 79: March 1987

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the March 1987 issue you will find: a prominent health writer taking a stand against dieting, activism letter writing campaign, an update on the 1987 Convention planning, and an invitation to volunteer with NAAFA.

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Activism, Call to Action, Events, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, History, Media, MedicalDarliene HowellFatActivism, MedicalBias, StopDieting, weightstigma, volunteer, volunteerism
NAAFA is a proud sponsor of the Queer Women of Color Film Festival
NAAFA is a proud sponsor of the Queer Women of Color Film Festival

NAAFA is excited to show our support to QWOCMAP’s Queer Women of Color Film Festival. QWOCMAP’s Queer Women of Color Film Festival, their signature event, is hosted this weekend in San Francisco (June 10-12). The festival is FREE to attend (registration required). There is fat-friendly and accessible seating available. Be sure to check out the COVID safety procedures if you are planning to attend in person. The festival will also have an encore virtual screening. Join QWOCMAP’s mailing list for more info. NAAFA is a co-sponsor of Saturday night’s Centerpiece Screening, Hearts Aflutter. Hearts Aflutter features several short films, including fat protagonists on screen and fat filmmakers behind the camera. Additional info and registration at link in bio.

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BIPOC, Events, LGBT+, MediaNAAFA AdminQWOCMAP, QWOCMAPSF, QWOCFF, RepresentationMatters, BIPOCFilmmakers, FatFilm