What Lena Dunham and the ladies’ locker room have in common
A couple of days ago, I was in the locker room of my gym, getting ready to change into my workout clothes when I thought about a particularly mean-spirited review […]
Category Archives: Fascist Beauty Standards
Healthy Living: I do not think this means what Groupon thinks it means
For the past couple of weeks, I have been receiving the following email from Groupon in my inbox with the subject line “Here’s to Your Health:” The email contains Groupons […]
Your ‘best possible you’ is more than just your body
I’ve been thinking a lot about Balpeet Kaur lately. If you don’t know who Balpeet is, she’s the Sikh woman who rocketed to internet fame after some mean-spirited soul posted […]
Female Olympians fight back against shamers and haters
Much has been made about the presence of female athletes at the London Olympics, with some commentators going so far as to call these the Women’s Games. And it’s true […]
Body Image Warrior Week: We don’t have ‘problem areas’ (guest post)
Here’s another great guest post for Body Image Warrior Week, which I am participating in as a part of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. This one is from Patti of […]
Body Image Warrior Week: Learning to Connect the Pieces (guest post)
This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which was organized in an attempt to ” “ultimately prevent eating disorders and body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders […]
I propose a moratorium on jokes about Madonna’s age
So I’m one of those people who can’t deal with watching Big National Media Events without social media. Take awards shows. I’m sure some people find them interesting, but I […]
Has the scale replaced the glass ceiling?
Are women obsessed with their bodies at the expense of wider social power? That’s the argument made in a recent New York Times op-ed by Katrin Bennhold. In the piece, […]
Of six-pack abs and real girl bellies
Last week, I came across what might be the best thing I’ve seen on the internet in a while – and considering how many hilarious cat videos and animated .gifs […]
No, Adriana Lima is not ‘training like a distance runner’
An article in which supermodel Adriana Lima speaks frankly about the demands of being a Victoria’s Secret model is making the rounds, leaving in its wake dueling waves of awe […]
Fit and Feminist 