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Body shame, on the feed
May 2026
The connected ecosystem of SkinnyTok, body-checking, restrictive 'what I eat in a day' videos, and 'clean girl' content pulling teen girls — and increasingly boys — toward disordered eating. Where it came from, what to watch for.
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Looksmaxxing
May 2026
A TikTok-born subculture where teens — mostly boys — try to maximize their physical attractiveness. Where it came from, what to watch for, and what to do.
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What's moving through teen culture, explained slowly.
Short, careful explainers on the slang, subcultures, and online movements parents keep hearing about. We name the thing, trace where it came from, separate the real from the moral panic, and tell you what — if anything — to do.