The privilege of being “skinny”

If society privileges “thin” people, should you aspire to conform? And at what cost?

Last year, online influencer Slim Kim went viral for a TikTok where she said she loves “being skinny.” It sparked a debate that continued throughout 2025: how do we talk about bodies without falling into “body fascism.” And with drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy flooding the market, how are the ways we talk about bodies shifting and changing?

Brittany is joined by authors Emma Specter and Kate Manne to find out: what’s so wrong with loving being skinny?

This episode originally aired on December 6, 2024.

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