Is it OK to talk about Ariana Grande’s body? There is no right answer
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Key context: <p>I wish I could say that expressing concern for the pop star’s health is helpful – but I know from experience it’s not that simple</p><p>The last time I opened X, a photo of Ariana Grande leaning over in a low-cut black dress, clavicle showing, was at the top of the feed. The post read: “hey @grok make Ariana Grande healthy and fat”.</p><p>Images of celebrities at their most skeletal regularly rise to the top of social feeds because they generate enormous, dissenting engagement. Social media platforms have made half-hearted efforts to <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/06/24/nx-s1-5438391/tiktok-body-image-diet">suppress</a> explicit pro-eating disorder content; Instagram and TikTok redirect searches for “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/16/tiktok-eating-disorder-thinspo-teens">thinspo</a>” toward support resources. Yet over the past couple weeks, Grande has sent users into a frenzy that outstrips the platforms’ attempts.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/ariana-grande-body-debate-eating-disorders">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
I wish I could say that expressing concern for the pop star’s health is helpful – but I know from experience it’s not that simpleThe last time I opened X, a photo of Ariana Grande leaning over in a low-cut black dress, clavicle showing, was at the top of the feed. The post read: “hey @grok make Ariana Grande healthy and fat”.Images of celebrities at their most skeletal regularly rise to the top of social feeds because they generate enormous, dissenting engagement. Social media platforms have made half-hearted efforts to suppress explicit pro-eating disorder content; Instagram and TikTok redirect searches for “thinspo” toward support resources. Yet over the past couple weeks, Grande has sent users into a frenzy that outstrips the platforms’ attempts. Continue reading...
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