It’s no hidden fact that the conversation around black women’s health is one buzzing in communities across the nation. But what is more important than just losing weight or toning up is how we embrace different body images. We’ve gathered together four tumblrs that we believe promote positive body images and help extend the belief…
When I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to have a full-length mirror in my room. My Jewish mother loathed hearing me complain about how fat I was and refused to invest in one. I never made the purchase for myself until I was a freshman in college—and even then my mom questioned whether or…
As we get ready to head into the New Year, no doubt many of us will be making resolutions. While I hope your plans for 2013 include having more fun, pursuing your goals, and seeing the world, I’m sure some will also want to lose weight. While living healthy lives—no matter what the scale says—should…
The New York Magazine article “Every Single Woman in America is now ‘Curvy’” has instantly become the talk of the town addressing how the term curvy came about in describing the gamut of women’s bodies from a size 0 to an 18+. “By democratizing and then celebrating “curvy,” it makes us feel good about ourselves. It means…
When I was around 10, back in the days before marketers had divided every three years of life into a targeted market category (I’m looking at you, “tweens”), I blew the fuck up. I’d been a skinny kid, so skinny my mom was always pushing food on me. For her, food is love. It wasn’t…
Body image and weight is a struggle for many women, but when you’re an actress governed by Hollywood’s rigid beauty standards, being outside the norm can not only limit your success, but can do a number on your self-esteem. In MTV’s new show, This Is How I Made It, the network takes a look at…
It’s no secret that Hollywood demands a lot from its performers, mostly from its ladies. Women in the profession often tell stories of the demands placed upon them by executives who want the starlets to alter their appearance. From fad diets to cocaine diets to full-blown eating disorders to weight loss sponsorships and plastic surgery,…
There has been a lot of talk in the media lately about pictures of Lady Gaga where she is more curvaceous than the public is used to her being. Critics are calling her fat, lazy and urging her to lose weight. The thing is that this “obesity” that people are going crazy over is nothing…
I’ll never forget when my ex-boyfriend met my friends for the first time. I asked them if they thought he was a good match for me in terms of personality. But all they wanted to talk about what his donk. “He has a nice butt, girl.” Umm, really? Do women even look at men’s butts…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with my weight. I’ve never stepped over to the extreme side and become the girl who only ordered salad with light dressing while dining out or the annoying friend who asked if she looked fat every five minutes. I did, however, become the girl who…
