After a brief exile during the body positive movement of the mid to late 2010s, “skinny culture” has recently slithered back into the mainstream. Health visits for eating disorders more than doubled among under 17s in recent years according to one study, celebrities openly use Ozempic and other GLP-1s, and “ultra-thinness” has returned as a beauty... See more

If thin is an unspoken virtue, then part of its virtuousness comes from having worked for it, earned it. “I think everyone’s always been wary of weight loss that isn’t a struggle and a result of hard work and denial.” Ozempic is a diet that’s not a diet, wellness that’s only wellness for the person you’re taking it from, whose ease feels like a... See more

A body is no longer a holistic system. It is not the vehicle through which we experience joy and pleasure during our brief time in the land of the living. It is not a home to live in and be happy. It, too, is a collection of features: six pack, thigh gap, cum gutters. And these features exist not to make our lives more comfortable, but to increase... See more