White Supremacy in Diet and Wellness Culture
There has come to be very little variation in what 'healthy' looks like. To be quite blunt, a lot of the wider society's views of what healthy food can be are meals that are mainstream for the white, non-immigrant portion of the population. 'White is best' seems to be what is preached in the majority of diet messaging, heavily implying that other cultures' foods are unhealthy or bad for you.
When Men’s Violence Against Women is Trending
Doing something as simple as calling it 'men's violence against women' brings this dominant group back into the conversation and places the onus where it should be; on the male perpetrators rather than using language that makes this a passive issue or suggests that this kind of violence just happens. With that in mind, let's get into this.
Wellness Culture is for the Rich and White
Before you start disagreeing with me, hold on and let me explain. People who are starving or finding it difficult to put food on the table don't care if the fruits and vegetables in front of them are organic.
You Can’t Moralise Your Eating Habits
I could write a whole post on just the definitions of diet culture, but in a nutshell, it is a set of believes that worships thinness and equates it with health and moral virtue.
Lies Beauty Gurus Have Sold You
If there's one thing you can count on in an era where almost anyone can have a platform and an influence, it's lies and misinformation.