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SFU student wins Nora and Ted Sterling Prize for work on fat activism
September 12, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Layla Cameron, a journalist, fat-stigma activist, filmmaker, and PhD student at SFU is this year’s recipient of the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy. She is being awarded for her work on body size and image issues. Cameron’s doctoral research is in the field of “fat studies,” whereby she is researching and analyzing the representation of fat bodies in reality TV. She is currently internationally touring the first film she has produced, a documentary called “Fat Hiking Club.” The documentary is focussed on the work of the Portland, Oregon based organization…
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My sugar highs and lows
June 13, 2016Looking myself in the mirror “If you only stop eating so many sweets, you will definitely lose weight. Have some self-control!” I remember saying to myself in front of the mirror, the morning after a birthday dinner. Unfortunately, it was…
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“O” magazine fat-shames irony
July 20, 2015The latest O by Oprah magazine has come under fire by feminist bloggers, after it published a fashion ‘Q and A’ article telling readers exactly who should wear crop tops, and even more importantly, who shouldn’t: the average person. The…
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Fat-shaming encourages unhealthy stigmatization
February 23, 2015I’d like to respond to last week’s article titled “Obese modelling encourages unhealthy lifestyles,” which claimed that overweight bodies are more susceptible to disease and other health risks, and therefore shouldn’t be put in the media spotlight. This article is…
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Obese modelling encourages unhealthy lifestyles
February 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_320" align="alignnone" width="780"] Illustration by Saida Saetgareeva[/caption] I’ve never been able to watch shows like America’s Next Top Model because I cringe at how unnaturally thin most of these models are. I simply can’t celebrate the accomplishments of these…
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Injectable weight loss medication will promote lazy, unhealthy lifestyles
January 26, 2015With easily-accessed food sources, corn starch, and the rise of the fast food industry, it’s safe to say that humans are getting fatter. Before the 20th century, obesity was immensely rare. Nowadays, obesity has become so widespread that the World…
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