Body Shaming

School polo coach in hot water for calling schoolgirls ‘strippers’

Former Springbok and current school water polo coach Pierre le Roux has a litany of complaints against him, from body shaming and bullying to being racist to learners

Sabelo Skiti

9 min read

Being female continues to be less and less about becoming womanly and more and more about staying girly.

BODY IMAGE

3 AUG 2016

Despite the advance of feminism, there’s still an ugly truth about keeping smooth

Females are still being told what’s in vogue – such as shaving pubic hair – and it’s less about being womanly and more about trying to stay girly.

Rosamund Handler

5 min read

Facebook had to confront the topical issue of body-shaming and ad censorship when they were taken to task for banning an image of a plus-sized woman.

AUSTRALIA

27 MAY 2016

Facebook forced to swallow its words on ad policy

Social media giant Facebook retracted its ban of an Australian ad featuring a plus-sized model after being accused of body-shaming.

Staff Reporter

1 min read