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Tag: body positivity
Mirror, Mirror
On our complicated relationship and perpetual struggle with beauty standards.
‘She is Dark’: Marriage Prospects, Labels and Society’s Undying Expectations
I am an ordinary soul with an ordinary yearning – a yearning to be seen as a person, not a label.
My Body’s Coming-of-Age Story
When our bodies have been failed so many times by society, embracing it and loving its idiosyncrasies would be worthy dissent against the establishment of the 'perfect body club'.
The Fault in Our Bras
For every lingerie shop that made me feel bad about the size of my chest, there was a date that made my friend feel bad about hers.
My Body
A poem on how women, despite being objectified and having their agency held hostage, continue to find the strength to battle it out.
Masturbating When You Hate Your Body
You’re not feminist enough, not free enough, not sexually aware enough; you’re not enough. Not even for yourself.
Body Positivity: It Starts With You
Here are some of the best ways to start embracing your body, the way it is.
A Letter to My Body
This is a letter written to my body about how I am reclaiming it.
My Body Is My Permanent Home – And I Must Embrace it
It is heartbreaking that all of us want to change our body-types or the colour of our skin based on the ideal beauty standards.