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Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘You should be with someone that looks like me’: Woman says people are criticizing her marriage with a ‘physically fit’ man

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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Pregnant Applebee’s worker cries after manager allegedly fat-shames her

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘Why women hate their bodies 101’: TikToker measures corset and claims the size tag is off by several inches, sparking debate

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‘Just use real plus-size women’: Plus-size model reveals she’s asked to use parts of a ‘fat suit’ for work in viral TikTok

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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Female soldier calls out military’s double standards for weight, sparking debate in viral TikTok

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘You don’t have any control of yourself to go on a diet’: TikToker exposes text messages from bride who demoted her from being maid of honor for being ‘too fat’

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‘Remember when people got upset that I put 3 scrambled eggs instead of 2 into my breakfast?’: TikToker calls out double standard with ‘What I Eat in a Day’ videos

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‘You are very lucky that I am secure in my body’: Model confronts photographer after he tells her to starve herself

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

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Teenager reflects on bodyshaming 2 years later

Video of teen being body-shamed by church leader resurfaces, prompting an update 2 years later

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

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TikToker exposes fashion influencer’s video edits, sparking debate over ‘unrealistic’ body standards

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

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Curvy Wife Guy drops music video for rap song ‘Chubby Sexy’

Jessica Machado is the IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.

Jessica Machado

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Forget Hot Jafar. All hail Fat Ursula

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

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Did Dan Bilzerian seriously photoshop this picture of Cardi B?

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

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