Just The Way We Are
I am always happy to see women angry enough to vent their frustration out at the media portrayals of women both on the journalism side and the advertising side of things. I spent my 20s as an angry women’s studies major who boycotted every last product of oppression with a vengeance. But you can’t [...]
I loved playing Barbie with my sister. My sister’s Barbie was blonde and had a “bubble-cut” hair style. My Barbie was blonde as well, with longer hair. We thought she was beautiful. We dreamed of being her. We had all the Barbie houses, Barbie cars, and all the Barbie clothes my mother would buy for us. [...]
As a girl, my hair was not the color of Barbie’s. My eyes were not the color of Barbie’s. My boobs were not… they were just… not. Moreover, I didn’t walk around on my tip toes all the time. Barbie was everywhere. My friends had Barbie. Barbie was on the TV. I wanted to be [...]
I have always been a body image obsessed woman. At different times in the past I have been a yoyo dieter, size 16 at my largest and size 4 at my smallest. Although I am healthy now, I’d secretly still love to be a 6 instead of the 10 that I am. I could [...]
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