June 2011
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I wish that people would stop bombarding us with...
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abigq:
(The “everyone is perfect in their own way” cop-out is just that. Some things are imperfect and are unpleasant. Claiming that they’re perfect and that one should just learn to love them erases those aspects of someone’s being. Being imperfect is okay.)
This is pleasant.
I actually don’t view it that way at all. What is so...
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I wish that people would stop bombarding us with...
abigq:
(The “everyone is perfect in their own way” cop-out is just that. Some things are imperfect and are unpleasant. Claiming that they’re perfect and that one should just learn to love them erases those aspects of someone’s being. Being imperfect is okay.)
This is pleasant.
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aut0crat-deactivated20110726 asked: This blog is my sanctuary. Not to put anyone down or anything, but blogs like fuckyeahchubbygirls make me feel worse about myself. I don't feel like I should have to get naked and embarrass myself on the Internet to prove a point. My body is beautiful, whether I like it or not. And quite frankly, I don't care what anyone else has to say about it at this point. I love myself and I love...
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Are you aware that I live in an urban area where people are murdered...
– Kyla the Great’s FANTASTIC reply to a ‘health-concerned’ troll. (via ghostofanidea)
This is so good.
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gomar2 asked: Are these images that you are requesting full blown nudity?
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TELL TUMBLR TO BAN THINSPO
sharingpassionforpositivity:
stopworshippingbeauty:
http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-tumblr-to-ban-dangerous-thinspo-blogs
While Tumblr may be a great place to find support for those dealing with problems such as eating disorders, self-harm, and depression, it is also a place where such things can be encouraged. One great example of this is called “thinspo,” which are blog posts...
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Reblog if you have a scar with a story behind it.
I have a series of three scars, each about a cm long. One in my belly button, one above my vagina and one to the left of my pelvis from having my appendix removed. They made the three incisions, pumped my abdomen with air and went in with long tools to extract the useless thing.
The scar in the belly button is the weirdest. I used to feel self-conscious about it but I got over it, it just makes...
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Anonymous asked: Hey Haley - if we submitted images for your previous project and they weren't used, is there a change they'll show up in your newest project? I love what you're doing, and am excited to see what comes next!
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As half-hearted “self-acceptance” rhetoric has become more of a trend in the...
– via Leslie Kinzel - “Love yourself, but not too much: Seventeen’s mixed message.”
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Simply put: you do not get to build a magazine around making women feel...
– Real Quick: Glamour is shocked. I mean eviscerated. I mean shocked. « Two Whole Cakes
LESLEY KINZEL, BE BETTER.
(Spoiler alert: she can’t!!!)
May 2011
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Visibility is, of course, one powerful way toward normalization – though more...
– The Rotund (via fatgirlposing)
I am all for removing the word “normal” from my vocabulary - It pretty much doesn’t exist.