Life in plastic — it’s not so fantastic, according to some Barbie bashers. A new study found that an overwhelming 82% of the 1,000 multi-generational, female case studies think Barbie dolls — which take center stage in a highly anticipated Margot Robbie movie premiering Friday, July 21 — promote unrealistic body expectations to girls and women. … Read more
Her fuzz is all the buzz. A TikToker is receiving mixed reviews of her body hair, with some social media users calling it “beautiful” and others urging her to invest in a razor. In a TikTok last month with over 8.1 million views, Martina, who goes by @martina_peach on the platform, dons a barely-there pink … Read more
Women aren’t just burning their bras. In 2023 they are breaking up with their waxers and throwing out their razors. A trend has emerged online of women rallying against the idea that they should have to hide their pubic hair at the beach – or at all. It has long been the social norm that … Read more
A woman with a hairy chest decided to chop off her insecurities about it — by letting it all grow out. Esther Calixte-Bea has had abundant, curly body hair on her body — including on her torso, legs and armpits — throughout her 26 years of life. However, the Montreal, Canada, native is learning to … Read more
The early 2000s were wrought with flip phones, tramp stamps, low-rise denim and an unfortunate case of body shaming. Back then, Kate Moss chic was in — if you weren’t sickly thin, you were considered egregiously plus-sized, even if you were barely mid-sized — and millennials will never forget how the body standard scrutiny maimed their formative … Read more
The creator of the duct tape bikini has made a surprise comeback to the catwalk – but it’s another detail that has fans “confused”. Joel Alvarez, the man behind The Black Tape Project, announced the brand had made its “final” show during New York Fashion Week in February. However, it has since emerged Alvarez was referring to … Read more
Sadie Bass is embracing her natural look. The influencer has decided to toss filters for good after realizing she couldn’t even recognize herself in the mirror anymore. The 27-year-old — who boasts more than 90,000 followers on Instagram — got candid in a recent video shared on the female empowerment YouTube channel, Shera. Bass admitted … Read more
Fewer teens consider themselves overweight, leading experts to worry about an increase in childhood obesity, already considered an epidemic. Researchers from the University of Luxembourg published a paper with data collected from over 40 countries, finding a significant decline in teens overestimating their weight (actual weight is higher than perceived weight) and an increase in … Read more
Thousands of curvy Gen Zers and millennials are ditching weight loss from their long list of pre-wedding priorities such as booking vendors and finalizing the guest count. Source link #refuse #lose #weight #wedding #fat #bride #movement
She lifts, bro. Fitness influencer and TikTok user Riley — known as @riley_habel615 on the app — is going viral for her shockingly big arm muscles that have viewers doing a double take. Earlier this month, the Boise State alumnus posted a video that starts with her squatting down close up to the camera. Wearing … Read more
Waist, where? Ruth Lujan — who goes by @abracadabra.patadecabra on TikTok — has revealed how she shrunk her waist down to 11.8 inches by wearing corsets. Yes, it is nearly the circumference of a red Solo cup. The 26-year-old former Mexican ballerina was diagnosed at 19 with hyperlaxity syndrome, a rare condition in which the ligaments that support … Read more
Nearly half of women think they have more social barriers to overcome than previous generations (44%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000 women 25-40 and 55-80 looked at how women view themselves in society and found that four in five agree that society puts a lot of pressure on women to look or … Read more
He’s one step closer to being “pretty on fleek.” A Nicki Minaj fan revealed he spent nearly $50,000 for plastic surgery to look like the “Queen of Rap.” “I just remember seeing old pictures of myself and not being happy with how I looked,” Rudy Villalobos, 27, told Jam Press. Villalobos started his plastic journey … Read more
Artificial intelligence has its own idea of what the perfect human body should look like. A new study by The Bulimia Project, a Brooklyn, New York-based website that publishes content and research related to eating disorders, investigated how AI perceived the “ideal” body based on social media data. The results, produced by AI-generated imaging tools such as Dall-E … Read more
She’s giving the skinny on why a specific type of woman struggles to cut the fat for good. When it comes getting fit and staying trim, a weight-loss coach — who claims to have helped 10,000 people scrap their unwanted bulges — says there’s a stark contrast in the wiring of their brains between a … Read more
A children’s cartoon about a family of dogs had to edit one of its episodes about fitness after audiences objected to the father character being self-critical of his weight. “Bluey” is a cartoon about a family of Australian Cattle Dogs that has become wildly popular in recent years. It has ranked among the top 10 most streamed … Read more
Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose nose is the prettiest of them all? A TikToker is denouncing Disney’s original princesses for sharing a similar trait: a tiny button nose. In a viral video, the creator posted a series of screenshots showing Belle, Aurora, Elsa, Anna, Ariel and Moana, circling their indistinguishable schnozes that featured a … Read more
This mama had some serious plastic surgery drama. After welcoming two children and losing 75 pounds of her postpartum weight, a mother of two underwent a “mommy makeover” procedure to restore her hourglass frame. However, instead of arising from her cosmetic surgeon’s table feeling fierce and looking fab, the woman found herself “severely depressed” and … Read more
She’s trading her razor for riches. A social media siren who posts under the name Calita Fire claims to be earning five figures a month after bidding farewell to her shaving routine and putting her body hair on full display. “Don’t follow the fashion,” Calita, who makes x-rated content, captioned her most recent video. “You … Read more
A woman has revealed she has been trolled after not shaving her body hair for six months. Taylor Michelle, 22, said she started questioning why women were encouraged to shave their body hair at a young age. The Utah model told the Daily Star that at the age of 12, she was pulled aside and handed a … Read more