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Apr 2024
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This New ‘Big Back’ Trend Has TikTokers ...

Amala Ekpunobi
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A new “big back” TikTok trend in which people stuff their shirts while comedically showing how they act when they’re hungry is now receiving backlash in the form of accusations of “fatphobia.” Are fat jokes hateful of fat people, or is it just good fun? Let’s talk about it.

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