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In a 9-8 vote, the University of Wisconsin (UW) System Board of Regents rejected an $800 million deal with the Wisconsin state legislature Saturday, choosing instead to keep expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and…

Nicki Minaj slammed the mindset of pro-obesity activists like Lizzo who glorify unhealthy lifestyles under the banner of “body positivity,” in a new interview with Vogue. In the magazine’s cover story for the December issue, Minaj, 40,…

All male criticism of Taylor Swift must be a manifestation of misogynist hyper-masculinity. At least that is the takeaway from Washington Post gender columnist Monica Hesse’s Sept. 28 op-ed regarding the recently reported romance of Swift…

From Lizzo to Meghan Trainor, music celebrating bigger women has become big business in the era of big people. Perhaps if the 1970s rock band Queen had been led by a woman, particularly a bigger woman, they too would join the hall of fame…

The salacious lawsuit filed against mega pop star Lizzo by several of her backup dancers is not only ironic, but it’s also a reminder that our identities should be defined by personal character, not by how many oppression boxes we…

Lizzo might not be the pro-fat heroine her fans have made her out to be. A new lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses the “body-positive” singer of fat-shaming dancers, among a slew of other abuses that plaintiffs say fostered a hostile work…

Lizzo threatened to quit her monumental musical career this week, citing online comments critical of her weight. On Wednesday, the celebrity icon of the pro-fat movement locked her Twitter account and published a series of tweets…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill Friday declaring obesity a new legally protected class. The legislation signed by the New York mayor bars individuals from being discriminated against for their height and weight for access to…

Boys who are overweight in their adolescence face a higher risk of fertility issues later in adulthood, according to a new study in the European Journal of Endocrinology. In April, a team of Italian researchers published their findings on a…

When I was a high school junior in Ohio, I had to debate a classmate on a topic of our choice for a course on public speaking. I was always obnoxiously political, so my peers had no interest in hearing me drone on and on about ISIS, Social…