Tagged: women and body image

Actress Sonam Kapoor opens up about her struggle with body image issues in compelling Buzzfeed article.

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On My Journey to Accepting That I Have Stretch Marks

So I’m coming clean, voicing the forbidden, talking that talk: I have stretch marks. To many, this won’t seem like anything worth noting or maybe just a hand up for attention, but becoming a woman comes with all the pros and cons.

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Why Can’t We Handle Naturally Gray Hair on Women?

A NEW STUDY from the Crown Clinic shows that, in the court of public perception, gray hair ages women twice as much as men. Clearly, the…

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Sophie Gray: The Self-Love Health and Fitness Guru

Sophie Gray is on a mission to make the words “fitness” and “self-love” mean the same thing.

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Fat Writers: On Privilege, Ableism, and Humanity

IN AN ARTICLE discussing multi-million dollar advances for debut authors, Knopf editor Claudia Herr told Entertainment Weekly that Stephanie Danler “would have [been] paid … the same money” for Sweetbitter, even…

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Study: Plus-Sized Models Lead to Poor Eating Habits

THE INCREASED VISIBILITY of different body types in the advertising world has really been picking up over the past few years. The “plus-sized,” less-abled, and…

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On Wentworth Miller, Body Shaming, & Speaking Up

WHEN NEWS BREAKS OF AN INSTANCE OF FAT-SHAMING IN THE MEDIA, most would assume, if they had no details to go off of, that the…

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4 Times Fashion Proved It Can Actually Be Forward

THE OTHER DAY, I was perusing the kids’ section of Ross. You know, as one does when one needs a white tee and would rather…

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Lena Dunham Is Ready for the Nudity Questions to End

LENA DUNHAM will not miss the constant questions about her weight and willingness to strip off on camera once Girls finishes. The writer/director has been starring…

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Barbie’s Got New Body Types, but Are They Enough?

BARBIE SALES have been plummeting for years, likely because of a more prominent national conversation about body image and a progressive shift toward more gender-neutral…

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The “Feminine” Body: When Hair Is Your Worst Enemy

I WAGED AN UNSUCCESSFUL AND COSTLY WAR on my armpit hair for six long years, from the age of 12 until I turned 18. I…

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Cellulite: Not Bad. Not Ugly. Not Gross. Just Normal.

Scrolling down my Facebook feed recently, I came across a picture of the backside of a woman in cheeky underwear. In the comment section, men…

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