Category Archives: Feminism

Girls who are boys

I’m a curvy girl, I run a blog and group for curvy girls, and I have campaigned against unrealistic images of women in magazines and on television. So imagine my surprise when I found myself in a Facebook comment battle … Continue reading

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Kelly Brook disappointed with boobs, Busts 4 Justice disappointed with Kelly Brook.

Now she probably meant to say it in that consciously self-deprecating way British people do sometimes to endear themselves to others, but Kelly Brook’s declaration that her boobs are a “big disappointment” as they’re “not super perky because they’re big” … Continue reading

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Stop breast ironing

Absolutely horrified to read about the widespread practice of ‘breast ironing’ in Cameroon: where the developing breasts of young girls are burned and manipulated in an appallingly misguided attempt to combat teenage pregnancies and rapes.  Breasts are left permanently damaged, … Continue reading

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Beyond Chocolate

“What it boils down to is this: if we spend our lives focussing on our body size, rejecting the body we have and wishing it were different, dreaming of the day when, slim and perfect, our life will finally start, … Continue reading

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Coppa Feel!

Everyone needs to check out the frankly brilliant and inspiring CoppaFeel.  Kris was 23 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and now campaigns to raise awareness about the disease in young women.  With CoppaFeel she teaches us how to … Continue reading

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