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Welcome to the Cult of Skinny with EJ Dickson
Manage episode 486949662 series 3487752
Influencers are selling women starvation and calling it empowerment. Today we talk to Cut reporter EJ Dickson about her viral investigation into SkinnyTok and the Skinni Société, a subscriber-only Instagram group where thousands of young women are encouraged to obsess over calories, steps, and how to be the “skinniest girl at graduation.” Together, we unpack how social media platforms allow this to flourish, why these communities feel like cults, and how the language of feminism is being co-opted to convince women that self-worth is measured in how many pounds they lose.
Read EJ's excellent Cut piece here.
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Manage episode 486949662 series 3487752
Influencers are selling women starvation and calling it empowerment. Today we talk to Cut reporter EJ Dickson about her viral investigation into SkinnyTok and the Skinni Société, a subscriber-only Instagram group where thousands of young women are encouraged to obsess over calories, steps, and how to be the “skinniest girl at graduation.” Together, we unpack how social media platforms allow this to flourish, why these communities feel like cults, and how the language of feminism is being co-opted to convince women that self-worth is measured in how many pounds they lose.
Read EJ's excellent Cut piece here.
Join our newsletter community here.
Pre-order EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU here.
Visit our lovely sponsors here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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