Lena Dunham: Quit Co-Opting the Struggle of Actual Plus-Sized Women for Your Pity Party
Lena Dunham's latest attention grab is an insult to real plus-size and black women's struggles. by Liz Barlow To some, Girls star Lena Dunham is a trash human being, a problematic “feminist,” a child molester (no, seriously) who writes mediocrity (books, scripts,
After I Was Hospitalized With Anorexia, a Brave Photo Shoot Helped My Recovery
My eating disorder landed me in the hospital. When I got out, I wanted to do something daring to help myself heal. by Brittany Roberts [Content warning: discussion of eating disorders] A few months ago, this would have terrified me. A few months ago, I was
Dear Virgie: How Do I Express my Passion for Self-Acceptance Non-Judgmentally?
Dear Virgie, I have spent the last year embracing my body and reading up on fat acceptance. I feel like I'm in a really good place with it and so are most of my friends and family. They might not agree
You Need This Body Positive Coloring Book!
Coloring books are awesome. It's no secret that they mellow children and adults alike. Coloring has been scientifically shown to lower stress levels, as art therapists and researchers have been telling us for decades. Even Crayola has gotten in on the
France’s Burkini Ban Stinks of the Same Patriarchal Baloney it Claims to Oppose
by Saadia Faruqi France is at it again. With a Muslim immigrant population that may be the largest in Europe, as well as worries about terrorism on the rise, French government officials have often targeted the most vulnerable of their Muslim