Instantly thin on Facebook

24 August 2015 - 02:01
By Andrea Nagel and The Telegraph

A social media group has caused outrage by posting images of plus-sized celebrities alongside photoshopped versions of them looking thinner. Project Harpoon was launched on Facebook and other platforms this month claiming to represent #thinnerbeauty and #SkinnyAcceptance but it has since been removed.

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