The first time that you ignored my “no,” I have a distinct memory of my stomach churning and twisting and curling and contourting into a bow. Like the ones you rip off of your presents during Christmas. Except this was not a gift. I should have known by the shape of your pocket-knife fingertips that […]
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Kim Love spent most of her life depressed and overweight. Two years ago she was bedridden with depression. Her way out was to turn on her camera and post videos documenting her life and her recovery to her YouTube channel “BestKimEver.” In the two years since starting her channel, Kim has lost 50+ […]
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The month of November typically brings to mind one specific day: Thanksgiving. And while that holiday is typically reserved as a day for thankfulness, there is another day in November that we should all be thankful for: November 25 — the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Created by the United Nations (UN) in […]
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Some of you may remember the recent Sam Pepper incident and the bright, critical light it shed on sexual abuse in the YouTube community. What you may not know is that this incident is sadly just the tip of the iceberg in a long, sordid history of famous YouTubers and sexual abuse scandals. One incident in particular involves […]
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I said no but I am more than my blood than my breach than my bruises I am more than my thighs than my tragedies than my tears I am more than my past than my pain than my pieces I said no to you but I won’t say no to myself Alyssa […]
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When I told you my story, I never mentioned him. But he’d been there, in between English and Spanish II with Mrs. Garcia. I could never tell if he was even enjoying it, because he could talk about the weather with his hand up my skirt. I never talked at all. I would leave through […]
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