“You have within you more love than you could ever understand.” –Rumi When I was pondering the direction I should take my article this week, …
The Diet Wars
It is fairy typical for females to begin becoming body-conscious and unsatisfied with themselves between the ages of 9 and 11. This typically happens because of …
Less Than More by Aslik Sarkisian
Limited by the seam of size six jeans, Defined by the red lines on my curves. Lowered by the sacks of shame overlapping my skinny …
The Thigh Gap
For centuries women have been finding new things to change about their bodies, new ways to “improve” themselves, new standards they feel they need to …
Women Try on ‘One Size Fits All’ Clothing
Can one size really fit all? This video proves that one size can fit all, but one size definitely cannot fit every body type well. For …
Body Comparison by Shelbie Warner
I compare your freckles to galaxies and your eyes to pools of sapphire. I compare the dips between your ribs and hip bones to the …
Fat by Caroline Rothstein
I am not fat. It took me twenty-two years to purge words onto a page the same way I purged my body into stomach ulcers, …