Topic: body exchange

Quit Expecting Body Equality When Fat-Only Gyms Are Such A Double Standard

Quit Expecting Body Equality When Fat-Only Gyms Are Such A Double Standard

Yesterday we told you about a Canadian gym that only caters to plus-sized women–so much so that they ban skinny women from being allowed to work out there (because they “bring down morale”, you know). It’s something that is downright discriminatory and, based on a boatload of your comments, highly controversial. This one gym may think they are doing something positive to help overweight women get fit in a safe and like-bodied place, but it has only further ignited the fat vs. thin body wars. Take a look at the divided–and heated–discussion that took place among readers yesterday:
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