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Saturday Vids: Magazines, Media and Myself
I used to have a little tradition of buying a cheesy teen magazine during the first week of summer and lying on the beach reading about the perfect nail polish color, or how to make your skin appear f...
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Saturday Vids: Zappos - More Than Sexist?
Two young women, Bree and Molly, making change by walking the streets, opposing Zappos' new advertising campaign. AWESOME. Sign their petition here.
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August 04, 2011 | Kelsie M |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Violence against women
Thank You, Slutwalk
July 31 marks the one-year anniversary of the night I was raped. On August 6, I will be participating in Slutwalk when it comes to Philly. They could not have picked a better date. I find it ironic...
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Like When We Were Eight
A little while ago, I was at my friend’s house for the weekend. Her younger sister, who was in second grade, had a friend over (let’s call her T) on Saturday night. According to today’s beauty standar...
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A Lifetime of Leg Hating
I can remember the exact moment I became self conscious of my body. I was 12 and walking home from school when a boy I knew pointed at me, laughed, and said "Look how fat your legs are!"
I looked dow...
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July 26, 2011 | Katherine C |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Religion
A Feminist Image In The Eye Of The Beholder
I don’t remember how I set out to do this painting. What I do know is that it was the first non-commissioned artwork I’ve sold, and that is was my first explicitly feminist-based painting that got an...
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July 21, 2011 | Angela G |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Science and tech
"The Illusionists": How Insecurity Sells
As long as I can remember, I have had a great deal of respect and gratitude for the body. I like my body in particular. It works. It is the reason I am me. When I was three years old my mom gave birth...
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Why I Don't Wear Makeup
I'm 17 years old, a rising senior in high school, and I am unusual among a lot of my friends for this one reason: I don't wear makeup.
That's not to say I have never worn makeup, because I have, on o...
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Pissed Off In A Huge Way
I know I’m a little late to jump on the “pissed-off-that-the-show-Huge-was-cancelled” band wagon, but I assumed it would be coming on this summer and -- big shocker --it’s not. Is it so much to ask th...
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July 04, 2011 | Becka W |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Misogyny
The Enigma of the Bra
Fashion is pain, and pain is beauty. Right?
I complimented a friend on a new sundress recently, and she thanked me and then showed me her clever solution to the dress’ lacy strap area – she put a sca...
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Jordin Sparks: 30 Lbs Down
Every week, my Grandma brings over her copy of People magazine for my Mom and I to peruse. It’s a guilty pleasure that I actively try to avoid, but every once in a while I’ll flip through the rag just...
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June 27, 2011 | Bre K |
Body image and body standards,
Economy,
Feminism,
Media,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
When Parents Are Wrong
Lately I’ve been getting into fights with my parents. Well, one main fight. They want me to find a job.
The argument part started when my hair turned out three different colors by mistake this year a...
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Feeling Beautiful
I can shoot lightning bolts from my fingertips
Poetry spouts like jewel-encrusted bullets
From my chapped lips
Soul shining like a beacon
Behind my eyes
Creating tiny worlds
With each sleepy sig...
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Love The Body You've Got (Take It From A Fat Girl)
I recall a time in elementary school when a friend tried to defend me from a few bullies by saying that I "wasn't fat, just big-boned." A few years later, I had a teacher who — probably in an attempt ...
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Saturday Vids: Andre'a - The 16 Year Old Body Image Role Model
This video needs little introduction - it speaks for itself - but I will say I originally saw this video on the website We Are The Real Deal and immediately wanted (want) to be Andre'a's best friend, ...
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Musings of a High School Feminist
I don’t remember when I discovered feminism. I don’t remember how I got the link to a feminist blog that I started to read, or the first time I thought to myself, “I am a feminist!”
But I am so glad ...
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Seventeen's Pretty Amazing Contest Is Pretty Amazing
I'll be honest: I have my issues with Seventeen Magazine. It's not just that most of the magazine revolves around a traditional and restrictive definition of beauty and their idea of "health" still re...
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Breaking My Rules
For over a year not very long ago, I had a plethora of very strange rules for myself to follow. I could only eat certain things at certain times. I had numbers that dictated my actions, numbers of cal...
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No Body Is Perfect
Colour me flawless, colour me pretty,
Isn't it enough that I'm smart, caring and witty?
I have my scars and I have my scratches,
I even have my fair share of bulges,
I wish that the skeletons woul...
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May 25, 2011 | Alexa S |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Girls,
International,
Media,
Violence against women
The Girls At The Table
I am not easily affected by other people’s opinions. Maybe I was at some point, but I rarely value my worth by how others perceive me. So I don’t understand how I can still feel so awfully judged by s...
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Fat Is Not A Personality Trait
It sickens me that one of the most common issues plaguing young females today is that of body image distortion.
I say this as a person who once hated her body so much she welcomed the idea of going t...
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Magazines, T.V. and Disney: The Negative Portrayal of Beauty in the Media
From a young age, I recognized a pattern in the movies I frequently watched. Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White - their major goal is to find Prince Charming. Being young an...
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May 16, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Body image and body standards,
Education,
Feminism,
Girls,
Misogyny
Looking Back: Advice For Teenage Feminists
Technically, I am done with high school. My classes are over. My AP tests have been taken (just barely...I pity the person grading my Stats AP). I am just a few weeks and random final presentations aw...
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Saturday Vids: Life Size Barbie
I remember hearing the truth about Barbie when I was in Middle School. I have no idea what the context was, but I remember feeling shocked at the fact that if Barbie were real, she'd have a 39-inch bu...
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Saturday Vids: Ideal Women
Elena Rossini is a film director, cinematographer and editor from Italy. She's also a really awesome woman who is working on multiple feminist projects, including a documentary about the manipulation ...