{across the fatosphere} October 8

ByLindley Ashline

Here’s what’s interesting me this week in body liberation and more:

» Allyship opportunity: Help keep this fat-positive care collective open (see)

» my thighs are the size that they are. my knees do not GO all the way together without extreme discomfort. (read)

» Our First Year: A zine by Fat Club Brighton (see)

» How anti-fatness harms us: and how to protect ourselves according to science! (read)

» New podcast: The Body Trust Podcast (listen)

» Is everyone on Ozempic? (read)

» Shops that stock and specialize in plus size vintage (see)

» Pediatricians’ o* guidelines rest on shaky evidence about eating disorder risks (read)

» Can we just stop measuring people’s bodies, please? (read)

» Cloudflare now allows you to block all generative AI crawler bots. (read)

» LinkedIn is training AI on you — unless you opt out with this setting (read)

» PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November. Here’s how to opt out. (read)

Let’s dig deep.

Every Monday, I send out my Body Liberation Guide, a thoughtful email jam-packed with resources for changing the way you see your own body and the bodies you see around you. And it’s free.

Lindley Ashline

Hi there! I'm Lindley. I create artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards at Body Liberation Photography. I'm also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop, a curated central resource for body-friendly artwork and products. Find all my work here at bodyliberationphotos.com.

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