body positivity
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Dialogue and Opinion
A Diet By Any Other Name
Design by Nicole Nobre What do you think of when you hear the word ‘diet’? While the term might have…
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Arts and Creative
What My Hair Means to Me
As a Sikh, I’m not allowed to cut or touch any hair on my body...
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Dialogue and Opinion
Fighting Fatphobia: A Feminist Take on Weight
Diets are replaced by detoxes or lifestyle changes; instead of weigh-in meetings, WW customers now attend “Wellness Workshops.” But underneath…
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Campus Life
Unfollowing Beauty Standards: Body Positivity in the Modern World
“We want to let people know that beauty can come in different forms from different countries, and just because you…
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Campus Life
CAC Art Series Presents: Taking Up Space
During Week 6, UCLA’s Cultural Affairs Commission will present “Taking Up Space,” an Art Series exhibit featuring fat-identifying individuals and…
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Campus Life
Speak Your Mind: Body Image and Mental Health Panel
There has to be dialogue, not just in the sense of acknowledging these obstacles, but in how we, as active…
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Dialogue and Opinion
Critiquing Problematic “Body-Positive” Narratives in Pop Culture
We must replace outdated ideals about gender, beauty, and self-worth, with a more holistic approach that focuses on the multifaceted,…
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Learning to Love Yourself
From the acne on my forehead, stretch marks on my thighs, and to the dead little pinky toenail on my…
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Dialogue and Opinion
I Accept My Body. When Can I Love It? The Self-Love Story the Internet Forgets
The more we acknowledge the fact that women of color receive the tail end of body-positivity, the more dimensions we…
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