It's important to have positive discussions about body image and acceptance within the fashion space, which is why we partnered with Lane Bryant for this post. Blogger, activist, and all-around good ...

Baker says all bodies are perfect on her 2-year-old blog, the Militant Baker, which has been featured on CNN, NBC's "Today" and the BBC. Sixty-three percent of Americans are overweight, according to ...

In the first few seconds of JCPenney's new #HereIAm campaign, Jes Baker, the author of Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls, stares into the camera and asks, "Would my life be better if I were thinner?" ...

When plus-size activist Jes Baker was in fifth grade, a bully egged on a gang of tweens to start calling her “hippo” in swim class. Over her 31 years, the size 22-24 writer has been labeled everything ...

Jes Baker is cutting retailer Abercrombie & Fitch down to size. Baker, who blogs under the name “The Militant Baker” and wears a size 22, changed the brand’s A&F logo to “Attractive & Fat” in a mock, ...

There’s a lot of body hate out there, especially in ugly corners of the Internet, but body positive activists, bloggers, and authors like Jes Baker, aka the Militant Baker, are leading the fight ...

We often speak these days of the skewed beauty ideals depicted in magazines and advertisements — but the “Lustworthy” photo series, by blogger Jes Baker and photographer Liora K, really drives the ...

Lindy West has a rare ability to speak frankly about some of the biggest issues of our time with wit and humor. From her literary debut Shrill, to her work as a contributor to the New York Times, The ...

Jes Baker is arguably the best thing to come out of Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries making inflammatory comments about "uncool" overweight teens essentially being banned from wearing his ...