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Compliments, Insults, And The Paradox Of Pillow Talk, Anonymous
Compliments, Insults, And The Paradox Of Pillow Talk, Anonymous
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I haven’t been a skinny girl since I was seven years old.
At nine, I was told I wasn’t small enough to sit down and talk to the other girls. I didn’t “fit” and they wouldn’t make enough space for my body, or for my big opinions. [excerpt]
In Defense Of Feminists Who Like Fashion, Margarita C. Delgado
In Defense Of Feminists Who Like Fashion, Margarita C. Delgado
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I’m sitting on the downtown R train one night in Manhattan, a copy of Vogue resting on my crossed legs. It is late and I am clearly unwinding peacefully as I thumb through page after glamorous page of my magazine. The train stops at Prince Street and there’s the usual flux of people in and out. Those left inside settle as the train pulls out of the station.
“Ugh. Fashion is stupid,” remarks one young man to another, both of whom are sitting diagonally from me and well within earshot. He’s watching me ignore him as I continue enjoying my …
The F-Word, Stephanie K. Adamczak, Taylor C. Amato
The F-Word, Stephanie K. Adamczak, Taylor C. Amato
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I’m thinking of a word. Can you guess it? This word is considered negative and harsh. It’s generally avoided in everyday conversations. You wouldn’t normally hear this word spoken by professors or sophisticated celebrities. It starts with an F… Do you know it?
That’s right folks! It’s “feminist”. [excerpt]