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My Body Image Story, Part 2: The Magic Number

Fannies wrote 2 weeks ago: About two years after moving to Maui, my family moved back to the Mainland. But the bubbly, outgoing … more →

Tags: Beauty/Fashion Magazines and Depression, Laugh your way to a better body image!, Dieting, Magazines, seventeen, Weight Charts

Stephenie Meyer is an anti-feminist, no-talent-hack.5 comments

ladyrebecca wrote 2 weeks ago: *This post contains spoilers* Bella Swan stars in four anti-feminist novels, the Twilight series. Sh … more →

Tags: educational, Marriage, Parenting, Political, Reviews, writing, Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, Feminism

"I believe in angels"

hopelens wrote 4 months ago: Remember that old ABBA song, this post’s title? I agree with it. Let me come at this slowly. I … more →

Tags: Christianity, Faith, Religion and Spirituality, Sports, Religion, spirituality, Golf, the Open, Tiger Woods

Ribs aren't attractive

Tiernan O Faolain wrote 4 months ago: Not even under Demi Moore’s ample bosom.  ‘Nuf said. … more →

Tags: Gender, Health Care, People, double-standard, eat something, healthy weight, the camera adds ten pounds, too skinny, too thin

Revolution

Matilda Beupine wrote 6 months ago: Our land and water were velvet and silk. We wore them and ruled them as sheriffs, lords, and nobles. … more →

Tags: All posts, Love & Relationships, Relationships, Love, unrequited love, Obsession, Chastity, Love/ Obsession, love addiction

Clutter

Matilda Beupine wrote 6 months ago: It’s not finished. But it’s come a long way. Mattie can look in the mirror and see that, … more →

Tags: All posts, abuse depression, writing, Child, Childhood, Body Image, trauma, Life, Children

Madame Histrionia

Matilda Beupine wrote 6 months ago: Why should I wonder when you’ll reply when wonder is costly and I can have your blessings for cheap? … more →

Tags: All posts, strange people, Poetry, Abuse, mental illness, woman, Jealousy, Love, Humor

Beauty Queens Are Cool.

Amanda wrote 7 months ago: Paint a perfect picture Bring 2 life a vision in ones mind The beautiful ones Always smash the pictu … more →

Tags: Perception, Absurd Shit, clueless, Beauty, Miss California, Carrie Prejean, miss south carolina, Jimmy Kimmel, Britain's Got Talent

links of interest5 comments

Roaring Girl wrote 7 months ago: I have some posts in the works, but I’m dealing with some stuff right now. Meanwhile, have som … more →

Tags: 90s nostalgia, advertising, apatow and his ilk, Feminism, film, Links, Race, Reality TV, Size Acceptance

links of interest

Roaring Girl wrote 7 months ago: *The Seattle Medium examines how missing white women get more media coverage than missing black wome … more →

Tags: Feminism, film, apatow and his ilk, Comedy, Race, Satire, advertising, Links, GLBT

links of interest1 comment

Roaring Girl wrote 7 months ago: Sacred Apacow sums up perfectly my discomfort with my love for the bromance: “Somehow, we’re e … more →

Tags: Feminism, film, apatow and his ilk, Comedy, TV, Reality TV, Music, Race, Links

attack of the spotless dockers douche! george will!

toma wrote 7 months ago: Normally, the roundly pathetic George Will just makes me shake my head, but this is some rousing, Al … more →

Tags: braying, George Will, Denim, Taste

newsbreak: sometimes women who are not "hot" can have other redeeming qualities. Film at 119 comments

Roaring Girl wrote 7 months ago: So you may have run across this somewhere on the Interwebs. Short version: not-young, not-thin, not- … more →

Tags: Feminism, TV, Reality TV, Music, You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

What if we loved fat girls as much as we love the “bowl full of jelly” Santa?35 comments

professor what if wrote 11 months ago: We attended my son’s holiday concert the other night. The kids were mainly middle schoolers, w … more →

Tags: fat phobia, Fat Acceptance, Love your body, XMAS, santa, Carol's, Choir, body hatred, Sizism

Lookism and the voting booth — and beyond9 comments

msmeta wrote 1 year ago: I promised myself I would not be upset or annoyed by any more news on the political front until afte … more →

Tags: Personal, Politics, Women, aging, Elections

NY Times article: Move Over, My Pretty, Ugly is Here

stremain wrote 1 year ago: Photo of the Wicked Witch of the West (with lovely green hands and face) from the Hollywood film … more →

Tags: Appearance norms, Differential treatment, Discrimination, enhancement, Feminism, Gender, General, Human kinds, Identity Politics

People-Watchers Beware: Don't Let Lookism be the Lenses in Your Binoculars -- By Dr. Laura Triplett2 comments

drlauratriplett wrote 1 year ago: Do you ever stop to wonder how we have allowed society to reach this point? That point being the mom … more →

Tags: Dr. Laura Triplett, Miscellaneous, Barbie, Expectations about Female Beauty, Media and female beauty, stereotyping, unrealistic beauty standards, womens weight

What if you are not 'fit to wed'?21 comments

professor what if wrote 1 year ago: So, waiting in lines is one of those activities that most of us humans abhor. As such, it often brin … more →

Tags: Love your body, sexism, the beauty imperative, Fat Hatred, beauty imperative, fit2wed, bridal boot camp

Aiyah! Gum Yook Suen Ah! - Being Asian raised in the west4 comments

chinesecanuck wrote 1 year ago: The Racialicious post on biracial people of Asian descent having “mental issues” got me … more →

Tags: assimilation, asian, Race, Culture, Racialicious, Asian Parents, Job, perfect Asian child, Depression