Body Image
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Is Body Neutrality Just a Trend? A Critical Look
“Have we become so obsessed with the idea of loudly celebrating all bodies that we’ve lost sight of the quiet power and purposeful potential of simply normalising different body shapes and leaving it at that? I guess this brings me to the realisation that this is a journey that society – and brands – are…
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The Truth Behind Roxane Gay’s Journey with Body Image
When Roxane Gay she was 12 years old, she was brutally gang-raped by her boyfriend and several of his friends. This took place in a cabin in the woods in a nice, suburban neighborhood, she said, and her perpetrator came from a “nice” family. This was a trauma she kept secret, even from her family,…