Body Shaming

Bumble will now ban users who body shame anyone on the dating app

Bumble is going to use automated safeguards to detect comments and images that go against its guidelines and terms and conditions.

World Obesity Day 2020: Taking a stand against weight stigma

We may claim to be above judging someone by their weight but the fact is that if someone is overweight we will make unfair assumptions about them.

6 mental health tips for people who've been body-shamed on social media

There is no point in trying to please your bullies - only do what you think is good for your mental and physical health.

Kartik Aaryan faces flak over new ad; Twitter claims he used photoshop to display 'fake abs'

Kartik Aaryan criticised for promoting toxic masculinity and for using heavy editing tools to portray abs in an hair removal commercial video.

Nithya Menen on Mission Mangal, working in the Hindi film industry: It's more professional in Bollywood

"I was very happy to work here. I found the environment much more professional, and people easy going. There is less hierarchy," says Nithya Menen.

#Identitty: In Indu Harikumar’s illustrations, women own their sexuality

Indu Harikumar, a Mumbai-based artist and storyteller, has been drawing women’s breasts for about three months now, as part of her crowd-sourced project Identitty, which explores brown women's relationships with their bosoms and bodies. Interestingly, a lot of women that Harikumar has drawn have made reference to the pleasures of being vain.

The Queer Take: Our bodies, our selves — navigating corporeal conundrums about visibility

Having been perpetually watched over but never really seen for the people we might be, our queer bodies haven’t been allowed private joy. Everything that we do to, with, about our bodies is rendered as brave. It is seen as something done for public acceptance, these extremely personal choices are only seen as modes of gaining visibility, writes Joshua Muyiwa

Vasundhara Raje urges EC to take action against Sharad Yadav for body-shaming her, says comment was 'insult' to all women

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje urged the Election Commission to take cognisance of the misogynistic and sexist comments made by Sharad Yadav and underlined that such language will set a bad example for youngsters

The Flash's Grant Gustin hits back at body shamers after picture of actor in prototype costume gets leaked

Grant Gustin said he is happy with the way he looks, and that other kids like him should be able to feel the same way.

Ileana D’Cruz responds to fan on Instagram: I don't have an 'awkward' body, learning to love myself

Dabbling with the new 'Ask Me A Question' feature on the app, Ileana D'Cruz opened the floors for some Q&A. That is when the question came up.