Tag Archives: Real Women

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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Star in a Bra competition 2011

If you’re an aspiring model, a fan of free undercrackers, or simply like getting your knockers out, Curvy Kate are looking for even more curvy girls for this year’s ‘Star in a Bra’ competition. Would-be Bra Stars have until March … 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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Look me in the eyes…

Cap48, a non-profit organisation highlighting disability issues in Belgium and France, have raised €4million in a campaign featuring the above image, which reads “Look me in the eyes… I said the eyes”.  Tanja Kiewitz, a 35-year-old graphic designer and star … 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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