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“Careful the things you say, children will listen.”

By Emily Sam | Published: January 21, 2013

Tweet“OY, would you just look at the waist on her? You’re so lucky to be so skinny!” The number of times I heard this line in any number of variations as a child would be impossible to estimate. I got it from family members, my parents’ friends, and completely random women in grocery and department [...]

Also tagged compliments, eating disorders, insecurity, Judgement, size, skinny, weight | Leave a comment

Bruno Mars and a Search for Beauty

By Tiffany | Published: November 16, 2010

Media analysis of Bruno Mars' just the way you are, and my thoughts on how we much we rely on external validation for our idea of beauty as opposed to it being from and for ourselves.

Also tagged Analysis, Beauty, Body Image, bruno mars, Health, just the way you are, Media, Music, Queer Issues, Television, validation | 2 Comments

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