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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

BBC: TikTokers call for ‘chubby filter’ to be banned. “TikTok users have told the BBC they think a viral tool which makes people appear overweight should be banned from the platform. Known as a ‘chubby filter’, the artificial intelligence (AI) tool takes a photo of a person and edits their appearance to look as though they have put on weight.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/bbc-tiktokers-call-for-chubby-filter-to-be-banned/

#bodyimage#filters#mentalhealth
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Natalie

Hi! Sewist for 30 years, fat person for a lot of those years.

You are not one size everywhere so you shouldn't peg your self esteem to a number. Sizing isn't standardised anywhere and it'd be impossible to do it anyway.

Every manufacturer starts with a "block" that's usually about size 8 for straight sizes then they grade the pattern up and down from there (enlarge or make smaller). Some manufacturers grade up to size 22 from their original block. This is why large sizes can have wickety wickety wack dimensions. Humans put weight on in uniquely human ways and embiggening some shapes on paper will not suffice.

So much of clothing manufacturing is engineered with a wide demographic in mind, and you should think about it as each size being an average of a population's measurements and spread out over a range of sizes.

Many brands use multiple factories to create different garments, and this is why your size can vary within one brand, too! Also hot tip - this happens because the buyers pressure the factory owners and managers into lowering prices as much as possible, playing factories off against each other. This leads to the human beings who make your clothes earning a pittance and working nearly 24 hours a day with one day off a month. Every piece of clothing is hand made. Remember that, and remember who is really paying the price when you buy a tshirt for $5.

Sizing does not reflect you as a human, your worth, your attractiveness, how nice you are, your health etc. It's literally statistics. Marketing and capitalism have twisted it into something attached to our self worth and ego so we buy more clothes in an endless pursuit of trying to feel better about ourselves.

Separating yourself from this system is powerful for your self image and your bank account 😉

PS you don't need as many clothes as you think you do.

PPS learn to mend at the very minimum.

#humanrights#bodyimage#fashion
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SydneyJim

These effects increased exponentially with more frequent participation in #Naturist activities. The studies found immediate benefits after attending #Naturist events, with participants reporting improved #BodyImage & self-esteem right after the experience. Interestingly, seeing others’ #bodies was noted to be more beneficial for these positive outcomes than being seen #Naked oneself. (3/6)

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leeleedee

Jesus christ on a sherbet covered pogo stick, some parents make me so MAD!

Was at a parent meeting last night where all us parents we sitting in an open group while the teachers described what the plans were for the school year.

When asked if we had any questions, one woman loudly said that he daughter was "struggling with her weight" and because of that she didnt think the kids should be learning to make so many cakes and deserts in their cooking lessons.

Her daughter is a perfectly healthy looking 12 year old, for fuck sake! Not only that but some of the kids from the class were wandering in and out of the area we were in and most likely heard her say that.

Next time I see that woman alone, my big fat wobbly plus-sized self is going to let her know that my parents and guardians fat shamed me publicly too when I was that age and it doesn't fucking help at all. So pull your head in, you massive sea hunt!

#parenting#weight#kids
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🌻 Farah :neuro: :v_bi:

It’s a shame I never used my hatred for clothes shopping as a motivator for weight loss. I always assumed I don’t like clothes shopping because of my size. Who knows, it’s like a weird chicken-egg situation. Wish I was more accepting of my body without being obsessed. #BodyImage #rant

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