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True Friends
an everyday ethics podcast where two true friends discuss the complexities of the everyday decisions we all have to make. From beauty standards to politics, we’re bringing you our hot takes on modern debates and arguing the way only true friends do.
True Friends
Episode 5: Should I get skinny again?
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Kate Vancil & Elizabeth Bradshaw
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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Kate and EB discuss the ethical dilemma of #SkinnyTok. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of the "thin is in" trend.
Sources:
- Tumblr Eating Disorder Culture Has Made it to TikTok (Pitcher, 2024)
- Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (Harrison, 2020)
- What's the Deal with #SkinnyTok (2025)
- Intuitive Eating for Every Day (Tribole, 2021)
- TikTok bans #SkinnyTok. But content promoting unhealthy eating persists (Riddle, 2025)
- TikTok Bans #SkinnyTok After European Regulators Raise Concerns (Maheshwari, 2025)
- Health at Every Size Principles
- NEDA
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