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France’s New Pro-Anorexia Website Ban Targets the Same People It’s Supposed...
“You’re not hungry, you’re bored,”“Everything looks good on skinny,”“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” These are just some of the hundreds of pro-anorexia or “thinspiration” mantras sprinkled...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Daughter Was Bullied At School So I Became a Reluctant...
I never planned to homeschool. Heck, my eldest daughter was in public school.Sure, I'd heard of homeschooling, even had extended family on my husband's side that were homeschooling their child, but it...
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I'm a 28-Year-Old Queer Girl, And I Love a Good D#$k Pic
Looking at dick pics.*Ping*There's a message on my phone from Greg. Greg is sporting a six-inch cock — fully erect. “Like what you see baby?”“Yes, daddy. I do.”I'm 28, I'm in a queer relationship, and...
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I Spent A Week Being The Most Annoying Person on Facebook And It Made Me...
When I say that everyone I know is quitting Facebook, it isn’t hyperbole. I just don’t know that many people. When it was only my 22-year-old brother heading for the hills, I could write it off. The...
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#ImNoAngel, And I'm Not A Model Either, But I Did Strip Down and Take...
Much like you, I have a body.Perhaps like you, I feel that my body isn't represented in the advertisements of companies that sell me clothing.Unfortunately, because I am a plus-size woman, I face...
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I Can't Get Excited About Kale Unless It's In My Beauty Products
"I was going to get the Caesar salad until I saw it's made with kale," my friend Kristina said when we were getting lunch at a new restaurant in my neighborhood last weekend."I was just thinking the...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Daughter had a Heart Transplant
I always wanted to be a mother. I was one of those little girls that dreamed of a big family to cook for, a daughter to teach the intricacies of life, a little house with a picket fence. Then one day...
View ArticleUNPOPULAR OPINION: Childbirth is Not a Spectator Sport
I'm hearing more and more of extended family demanding to be a part of the whole pregnancy, labour and delivery experience, and I have to ask: Why?Oh, I've heard the answers: “It's MY grandbaby!”“It's...
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How to Behave at the Apple Genius Bar (From Someone Who Worked Behind It)
If you’ve ever owned something with an Apple logo on it, you’re probably also familiar with the Apple Store Genius Bar, a magical place where condescending hipsters in blue T-shirts sometimes fix your...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I'm An In-Store Abercrombie "Model" and I've Witnessed...
I’m not really sure what went through my mind when two chiseled male models came up to me at the mall and told me I had a “great look” for Abercrombie and Fitch. “Um, look?”“Yeah, your look is great.”...
View ArticleMy Triple K Breasts Nearly Ruined My Life, So I Had a Reduction
I was born wearing a 36 D cup baby romper. OL, maybe I’m slightly embellishing, but I bypassed those sweet n’ wispy trainer bralettes all my friends proudly donned and was forced straight into “over...
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Why I’m Dreading the New Season of “Game of Thrones”
HBO’s hit fantasy series Game of Thrones will be setting sail on its fifth season this Sunday, April 12. The anticipation is running high for this season, which promises more drama, gore, death, and of...
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My Job Gives Me Self-Worth and Makes Me Hate Myself At The Same Time
I grew up in a household that didn't have much. My grandparents, whom my mother and I lived with, had an amazing work ethic. They made sure I had everything I needed and sometimes even the things I...
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OUTFIT OF THE WEEK: Blast From The Past
Thanks to the popularity of the "#tbt" hashtag on Instagram, I'm frequently prompted to go through old photos and look back on the past. One thing I've noticed is that, no matter how much time has...
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This Is Your Belated Open Thread!
An impromptu trip this weekend kept me from writing the Friday Open Thread y’all deserve, BUT I didn’t want to rob anyone of a weekly xoJane venting space or give you more abandonment issues to discuss...
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IMPORTANT WEEKEND QUESTION: Who Is Your Movie Style Icon?
This is going to be short and sweet, because I'm fucking with my anxiety meds and life is hard. But yesterday "Earth Girls Are Easy" came on TV and I watched it for the first time. First of all, man...
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I Went In Search of Non-Boring Plus Size Activewear And This Is What I Found
I spent many years working out in ill-fitting cotton leggings and ratty yoga pants before I realized that what I wore to exercise in had a palpable effect on how much I enjoyed the process.Oh, I can...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Fell On the Slopes, Suffered a Concussion, and It Caused...
Think of every building you have ever been in. From highway rest stops in states that you've only passed through, to the well-worn halls of you high school. Think of the large places, say the Louvre,...
View ArticleI Have All the Resources to Plan My Dream Wedding and Still I'm Hating The...
I've spent the better part of the last week doing one of four things, sometimes more than one at the same time: crying, screaming, panicking or frantically Pinteresting. What could bring out these four...
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Reddit Cured My 14 Years of Chronic Acne ... With SCIENCE!
I've suffered from chronic acne since I was 12. If it's not cystic acne that's bothering me, it's the hyperpigmentation and scarring left over. After I turned 26 and still had a pimply-as-fuck face, I...
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