Self Image

“Now Debra, don’t be bitter, surely with your ever-growing collection of flesh mutilating silver appendages, and your brand new neo-nazi boot camp

“You’re on my fax.” – Pretty Woman, 1990 I don’t think about my appearance much. That’s a lie, I definitely think about it, but not as it r

Tess Holliday is a model, blogger, and makeup artist who created the body positive movement #effyourbeautystandards in 2013. Her latest project is a body-a

I will never forget the moment the boy I had a crush on in the sixth grade told me I would make an attractive boy. For as long as I can remember, I've

On this episode of Go Off, Sis, 4 Black women discuss their experiences with sizeism and how they came to embrace their bodies. While all bodies should be

Today, Demi Lovato called out a fat-shaming video game on her Instagram story, after she saw an ad for it on her Instagram feed. The advertisement for the

In the opening scene of Dumplin’, a young Willowdean “Will” Dickson cruises down a Texas road with her aunt Lucy (Hilliary Begley). They're in a

At least twice a day, I find myself staring at the tops of strangers' heads on the subway, fixating on the thickness of their hair and the size of the

It might be odd to start an interview with Shonda Rhimes, showrunner and mastermind behind Thursday night TV, by asking for advice about your own life —

Many Black women know what it’s like to walk into an office and discover that nobody else looks like them. As someone who has dealt (and continues to dea

Ashley Benson hasn't been afraid to speak her mind when it comes to the harsh realities of being a Hollywood star. In 2016, the actress shared her per

Jenna Kutcher is a photographer, educator, host of the business podcast Goal Digger, and now, an Aerie Real role model. I remember sitting across from my m

Trigger warning: This story contains images of self-harm scars. At first glance, it looks like any other campaign image from the highly-inclusive label Lon

I am not a fan of shorts. Nor, let’s be honest here, are they really a fan of me. This isn’t to say that I don’t appreciate shorts on other people. I

I can still remember to this day, standing outside my graphic-design class with my head down, trying to pretend I hadn’t seen a group of girls making fun