NAAFA Community Voices Blog

Sharing thoughts and ideas from fat community.

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From the Newsletter, Guest Posts, Media, NAAFA Organization, Press Releases Darliene Howell From the Newsletter, Guest Posts, Media, NAAFA Organization, Press Releases Darliene Howell

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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Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA Organization Darliene Howell Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA Organization Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #82 - June 1987

Content warning: Reviews of a documentary mention the "O" word and WLS, as well as discussion of guidelines put out by an organization for evaluating commercial IWL promotions

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the June 1987 issue you will find: Discussion and commentary about: the documentary "Life in the Fat Lane"; guidelines for evaluating commercial weight loss promotions; NAAFA committee appointments and a message from the Newsletter editor; a review of a live show, "The Late Great Ladies of Blues and Jazz"!

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From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media, Medical Darliene Howell From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media, Medical Darliene Howell

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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Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA Organization Darliene Howell Activism, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Health At Every Size, History, NAAFA Organization Darliene Howell

NAAFA Chronicles #80 - April 1987

CW: Health concern trolling

The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the April 1987 issue you will find: 1987 Convention updates, Matrix Woman's Newsmagazine devotes an issue to fat liberation, outrage in activism, media and publicity information, health concern trolling, and more!

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From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media Darliene Howell From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media Darliene Howell

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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