FAT STUDIES

Students learn to put together 'plus sized outfit' in 'Intro to Fat Studies': EXCLUSIVE COURSE DOCS

The University of New Mexico course teaches students that 'antifatness' is another form of oppression.

By Brendan McDonald '25
Feb 17, 2024

Cornell rebrands 'fatness' course after controversy

The initial course, 'Have You Eaten Yet?: QTBIPOC Care,' has been relabeled as 'Care and Marginalization,' which wi…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Sep 8, 2023

'FatCon' is Philly's first 'fat people' convention, featuring ‘superfat’ sex therapist at Temple U

Temple University plans to hold Philly FatCon Halloween weekend in the student center.

By Emma Arns '26
Jul 24, 2023

Catholic university teaches 'transphobia' and 'fatphobia' are products of racism perpetuated through religion

Facilitators will make the case that systems of oppression have been implemented through wide-ranging systems, suc…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jul 21, 2023

Universities dismiss obesity epidemic contributing to Army's recruiting crisis

The Army is expanding a program to help recruits meet height and weight standards, with the CDC reporting that the …

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 17, 2023

Fat studies is the field that teaches students to view obesity as 'oppression'

Fat Studies is an academic field that 'confronts and critiques cultural constraints against notions of ‘fatness’ an…

By Abigail Streetman '23
Jun 24, 2022

ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING: Anti-health progressives are wrong that America is on the flab-to-fascism track

The left has been enabling unhealthy habits while simultaneously writing off gym and fitness culture as gateways to…

By Zachary Marschall, PhD
Jun 19, 2022

Steven Crowder delivers fake ‘Fatness as Self-Care in the Era of Trump’ paper in drag at Fat Studies conference

Crowder adopted the false identity of activist Sea Matheson to present his artificial findings.

By Katelynn Richardson '22
Mar 28, 2022

Celebrate 'Plus Size Appreciation Day' at same school that punishes students for misusing pronouns

The Point Park University student government hosted a 'positivity' event for Plus Size Appreciation day, but made n…

By Addison Pummill '23
Oct 12, 2021

UMD Fat Studies course labels dieting 'special enemy' of diversity

Fat Studies is a field concerned with "offering a sustained critique of anti-fat sentiment, discrimination, and pol…

By Peter Hasson
Dec 1, 2015