Tag Archive: beauty standards

Y’All Say ‘Empowerment!’ Because There’s A Plus Size Woman in Sports Illustrated and I’m Over Here Like Ehhhh…

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On the one hand I’m like: WOOHOO! PLUS SIZE! NORMALISING BEAUTIFUL BIG BODIES! AUSSIE MODEL! COVER! EQUAL REPRESENTATION! YEAH! And then on the other hand I’m like: Sports Illustrated is pretty much soft… Continue reading

Meat market

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World peace, Body glitter grease Spidery eyelashes, Silky sashes. Snapping jaws, Taloned claws. Endless rounds of Canned applause. Aging MCs, String bikinis, Double Ds. Bare, No pubic hair. Performative, Heteronormative. Scrutiny of femininity,… Continue reading