Media and Research Roundup
Graphic shows: the Instagram Logo, a graphic of a wheelchair, a line drawing of a womxn and mxn with “Body Neutrality” superimposed, and "#BoPo.
By Bill and Terri Weitze
For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media and Research Roundup. This issue features: IG recommending weight loss to teens, wheelchair assistance when flying, and more.
July 19, 2021: Researchers find that Instagram's algorithms are recommending weight loss content to teens if the teen's account has as little as two pro-weight loss interactions. Facebook, which owns Instagram, claims the study is flawed, and that some of the issues brought up have already been resolved.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jul/20/instagram-pushes-weight-loss-messages-to-teenagers
July 24, 2021: This Fat Old Lady talks about getting wheelchair assistance when flying. (Adult language.)
https://thisfatoldlady.com/2021/07/24/this-fat-old-ladys-fat-friday-a-fat-old-ladys-gotta-do-what-a-fat-old-ladys-gotta-do
July 26, 2021: Claire Bracken discusses how body neutrality works and how to make it a part of your life by shifting focus from appearance to functionality.
https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/the-latest/how-to-make-body-neutrality-a-part-of-your-life/13470574
August 2021: An article in Her talks about how body positivity arose from the fat liberation movement, noting that while body positivity has been mostly appropriated by white, non-fat women, we now see greater diversity of body types in movies, on TV, and in print.
https://www.her.ie/life/a-brief-history-of-body-positivity-529107
Pic is of Terri and Bill Weitze, a Caucasian couple, both wearing glasses
Terri and Bill Weitze have been active within NAAFA for years, and they currently coauthor the Media and Research Roundup in the NAAFA Newsletter. They both live and work in San Jose, CA, and met through a fat-positive bulletin board system before the days of the World Wide Web.