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I began to lack reality. I took to baggy tops and A-line silhouettes to hide my poking collarbone, my meatless hips. I took up as much space as I could in bulky sweaters. I compensated for my diminishing reality by covering over my negative space.

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YA Heroines Don’t Get Fat (Or Tall)

The action heroine archetype is enjoying something of a golden age with blockbuster young adult novels like The Hunger Games and Divergent series starring strong female leads. But Julianne Ross…

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Dear Sugar Sparks A Tiny Revolution

In the face of rampant negative body image and self-esteem issues, New York City is launching a campaign to help girls declare, “I’m beautiful the way I am.” Samantha Levine,…

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Lady Cheeky’s Sex Satori

Antonia Crane sits down with sex blogger and erotica writer Lady Cheeky for an interview about her journey to passion, positive body image, and orgasm via True Blood.

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“My Shazam Boobs”

“I celebrated my tits with him, with all of these people. Hot bras, clingy T-shirts, sexy lingerie shopping forays. Must I abandon celebrating my tits in order to avoid mourning…

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According to your average weight-height chart, I’m “obese”: six feet tall and 250 pounds. I should be, according to these charts, somewhere between 140 and 180 pounds. I tell my…

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Strong Is the New Sexy

YA Heroines Don’t Get Fat (Or Tall)

Dear Sugar Sparks A Tiny Revolution

Lady Cheeky’s Sex Satori

“My Shazam Boobs”

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