Men, Media, and that thing called Curves

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The idea for this post has been germinating for a few weeks. It’s been a season of relentless fat shaming—from the Halloween letter in place of Halloween candy that turned out to be a hoax but not before Internet commenters everywhere voiced their two cents on fat America’s candy consumption  to Lululemon founder and the fact that […]

Throw Like a Girl: 11-Year-Old Caroline Pla’s Appeal To Play Tackle Football

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Caroline Pla on “Ellen.”  Go Irish! Both of my sons play in the local YMCA flag football league. It’s a pretty tame version of the game, but the kids do bonk heads or trip over each other, so injury is a risk. They will not be playing tackle football, as much as my husband and […]