body image

I’ve never known myself without my scar. In late January, 1991, my mom, eight months pregnant with my brother, received a call saying I had been rushed to Kings County Hospital. Forty percent of my infant body had been scalded by a pot of hot water. By some miracle, she convinced the staff to transfer […]

Women stress themselves out sometimes about certain body issues or features that most men don’t even care about. For example, some women stress themselves out about having small breasts but some guys actually prefer them. Stretchmarks are another thing that men really don’t care about; actually a good number of men call them sexy. Don’t […]

The actress has partnered with Ashley Stewart for a size inclusive clothing line and talks to Hello Beautiful about body positivity, inclusivity, and the much-needed changes that need to happen in the fashion industry.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Miss Teen USA pageant is dropping the swimsuit portion of its competition. The Miss Universe organization announced Wednesday that the pageant will replace the bathing suit section with an athletic wear competition. The 2016 Miss Teen USA pageant will be held in Las Vegas on July 30. “This decision reflects […]

The internet is gagging over Beyonce’s wider-than-humanly-possible thigh-gap and had the nerve to call it a mini-controversy! I guess the mini is supposed to make…

03/28/14- After Madonna’s selfie of her hairy armpit went viral the conversation was sparked if women had the right to have hair on their bodies. While men can get away with it, women still find themselves pressured to go bare. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Deborah Aronin, the author of “Pitstache”, a documentary […]

A Bay Area woman was asked to cover up while working out at a Richmond, California Planet Fitness, after staff members say she was intimidating people with her toned body. KTVU reports: Tiffany Austin said she was excited to get back in shape after recovering from a recent car accident. After her doctor told her […]

  In a recent posting on The Huffington Post, there was a discussion about Oprah’s struggles with weight. For almost as long as we’ve known her,…

Beyonce, Beyonce, Beyonce. We can’t keep her name out of our mouths. I have a very contradictory outlook on the corset-clad, pelvic bone-popping pop culture…