E.J.'s article in The Cut examined the Skinni Société, a "little cult of being skinny." We talk about why it and #SkinnyTok can thrive now, what women need instead, and why marketing is everything.
The point about the “tough talking” / mean girl approach being Trumpian, I totally agree. unfortunately, any message that feeds self-hatred and turns it into fuel for judgement of others will do well in the public discourse. Americans are so trained to swallow messages about our individual responsibility and everyone else’s laziness that we’re willing to take that meanness as seasoning
The point about the “tough talking” / mean girl approach being Trumpian, I totally agree. unfortunately, any message that feeds self-hatred and turns it into fuel for judgement of others will do well in the public discourse. Americans are so trained to swallow messages about our individual responsibility and everyone else’s laziness that we’re willing to take that meanness as seasoning