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Carol Weston Knows All About Teen Girl Problems
When I was growing up, my mom got me a subscription to Girls’ Life magazine. When it came every month, the first thing I did was turn to the ... Read more »
There's No Such Thing As a Post-Baby Body
Notice a trend here?
From the Eva Mendes “Sweatpants-Gate” to Kelly Clarkson’s ongoing encounters with fat-shamers, our nation is obsessed with celebrities... Read more »
Here's What Bothers Me About the New Dove Ad
If you’re a human being with a social media account, you’ve seen the new Dove commercial already.
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New Web Series "The Skinny" Takes on Eating Disorders with Dark Comedy
Jessie Kahnweiler is a comedian who revels in tackling tough topics. Her new webseries, The Skinny—set to debut on Wifey TV this... Read more »
We Can Already Declare "The Duff" To Be the Worst Movie of 2015
This movie is just as bad as it looks.
Let’s just get this clear at the outset: New film The DUFF is based on the premise that every group of female friends has a “Designated Ugly Fat Friend” whose sole purpose for being in the group is to act as a gateway to her... Read more »
Pretty Unnecessary: Taking beauty out of body positivity
In the early 2000s, when I was a burgeoning fashionable fat girl, I stumbled across the LiveJournal community Fatshionista. I loved seeing pictures of women my size or larger dressed in stylish, interesting, sexy clothes, embracing bright colors and form-fitting cuts, performing liberation and... Read more »
Ms. Opinionated: I Got a Backhanded "Body Positive" Compliment
Welcome to Ms. Opinionated, our weekly advice column dealing with questions of life, love, feminism, and pop culture. ... Read more »
How Fat Bodies Queer Fashion
A new collection of essays about fatness came out this spring: Queering Fat Embodiment is an academic book that looks at numerous perspectives on fatness, culture, and identity. We’re publishing an... Read more »
Ms. Opinionated: Can a Small-Breasted Gal Get Any Respect?
Welcome to Ms. Opinionated, our weekly advice column dealing with questions of life, love, feminism, and pop culture. ... Read more »
Trolls Don’t Just Want to be Rude—They Want Power Over Us
It’s easy to roll your eyes at trolling—to say “don’t read the comments” and dismiss trolls as just a bunch of haters. But let’s talk about trolling for what it really is: disruptive behavior that seeks reinforce power over marginalized communities. The power issues that motivate trolling... Read more »
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