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How the Recent AI-Generated Avatar Trend Perpetuates the Western Male Gaze
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(Feminism)
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... and triggered memories of being “lonely, hungry, anxious, and terrified” while suffering through an eating disorder. The avatars generated for her by Lensa not only included breasts “nearly falling out” ...
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Created on 08 December 2022
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5 Funny Feminist Content Creators to Follow Now and Cleanse Your Timeline
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(Entertainment)
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... life. Her Instagram stories often feature her very honest answers to questions from followers, addressing things that range from eating disorders, to being confused about your own sexuality, to being body-positive ...
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Created on 06 December 2022
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5 Times Pretty Little Liars Was Problematic As Hell
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(TV)
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... eating, it’s unwise to represent purging as a way to lose weight without any real consequences.
5. Forgiveness For Alison
After years of bullying, manipulating, ruining the lives of, and actually ...
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Created on 12 July 2022
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Jewel Is Back With The R&B and Folk-Influenced "Freewheelin' Woman," Her First Album in 7 Years ...
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(Music)
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... was creating this song with him like?
J: It was fun. This was the first song I wrote for the new project, the one that started it off and set the tone. To me, it was a really high bar; I really like ...
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Created on 02 May 2022
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5.
Noom, The Toxic Weight-Loss App That Claims Not To Be A Dieting Program, Is Being Called Out On Twitter
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(Living)
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This is the Tweet that started it all:
every noom ad is like “we’re NOT a diet. we’re an eating disorder :)”
— big red (@spalinabean) January 25, 2022
Last week, Noom, a fitness and ...
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Created on 03 February 2022
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10 of the Best Woman-Centered Films of the Past Year, To Watch New Year's Day ...
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(Movies)
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... days: Christmas day, Christmas Eve and Boxing Day of 1991, Spencer is a poignant exploration of depression, eating disorders, and what it’s like to be a part of the British Royal Family. Kristen Stewart’s ...
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Created on 22 December 2021
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Instagram Is Destroying Teen Girls' Mental Health, and Facebook's Been Real Quiet About I
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(General)
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... article was released, TikTok unveiled a variety of new features to support those who may be struggling with depression, eating disorders, and/or suicidal thoughts. These new features include well-being ...
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Created on 16 September 2021
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8.
Norway Passes New Law Banning PhotoShop Among Social Media Influencers
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(Living)
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... between social media, body dysmorphia and disordered eating. One study looked at 1,000 middle schoolers, and found that a greater number of social media accounts was associated with a higher frequency ...
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Created on 22 July 2021
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9.
This Queer Valedictorian Almost Had His Speech Censored By His High School, But The Audience Was Not Having It
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(Feminism)
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... Dershem did was voice the realities of his life and those of so many other people his age. Teenagers are queer. They deal with eating disorders and accepting their bodies. They have issues with their mental ...
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Created on 01 July 2021
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10.
In Honor of Mental Health Action Day, Here Are 8 Mental Health Organizations to Know and Support
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(Living)
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... of mental and emotional disorders and properly treating them. In addition, they take care of those suffering from mental illness and promote mental health.
7. Mental Health and Recovery. This organization’s ...
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Created on 20 May 2021
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11.
Demi Lovato Plans to Keep Her Recovery Private After Facing Backlash
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(Entertainment)
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... is between “her and her treatment team,” Buzzfeed reported.
Lovato bore her soul in her YouTube docuseries, Dancing with the Devil about her struggles with addiction and eating disorders. Her prominent ...
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Created on 22 April 2021
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12.
Joe Biden Appoints Dr. Rachel Levine As Assistant Health Secretary, A Historical First For The Transgender Community
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(Feminism)
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... Hershey Eating Disorders Program and teaching as a professor at the Penn State College of Medicine. When Levine began her career in medicine, she worked at the prestigious Mount Sinai Hospital in New York ...
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Created on 19 January 2021
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13.
What’s So Funny? Pop Culture Still Doesn’t Know How To Handle Bulimia
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(Entertainment)
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... years later, I’m still not sure. Nowhere in the film is she shown to have an eating disorder, so presumably, the line is somehow meant to reflect her lovable quirkiness. Looking back on the flippancy of ...
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Created on 17 September 2020
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14.
The Kardashians And Their False Promises
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(Feminism)
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... results they believe to be possible, they could turn to unhealthy dieting, eating disorders, or worse.
If you follow the Kardashians-Jenners or have younger relatives who do, I recommend you remove ...
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Created on 14 August 2020
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15.
Why Won't Men Wear Masks
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(Living)
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... via Cottonbro / Pexel
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Why Getting Rid Of The Aunt Jemima Brand Isn't Enough
Quarantine Holds Different Hardships For Those With Eating Disorders
How Pregnant Essential Workers Got ...
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Created on 23 June 2020
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16.
Quarantine Holds Different Hardships For Those With Eating Disorders
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(Living)
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... to recovery.
Eating disorders are typically defined as disorders related to “unhealthy, obsessive or disordered” eating and exercise habits—the most commonly known types being anorexia and bulimia nervosa. ...
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Created on 15 June 2020
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Instagram, National Eating Disorder Association and Body Positive Activists Come Together for #ComeAsYouAre Campaign
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(Feminism)
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... photographs of idealistic body types littered the platform along with hidden hashtags that supported, if not encouraged, disordered eating. While this kind of content can still be found on the app, a movement ...
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Created on 26 February 2020
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18.
Why Women Are Rejecting the Term "Anti-Aging
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(Living)
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... energy and resources toward solving real women’s issues. Take, for example, the fact that twice as many females as males develop eating disorders. Or that one in four girls will be sexually abused before ...
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Created on 22 November 2019
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19.
The Woman Behind "Reviving Ophelia" Reflects On Teen Girls' Mental Health, Then & No
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(Feminism)
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... and alcohol abuse, self-harm, eating disorders, high rates of sexual assault, reckless behaviors, and school truancies. Her book was the first—many followed—to connect these behaviors with popular culture ...
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Created on 24 September 2019
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20.
On Miley Cyrus And The Way We Talk About Pansexuality
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(Feminism)
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... isn’t just about A-listers anymore.
Top photo via YouTube / MileyCyrusVEVO
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5 Common Myths About Bisexuality & Pansexuality Debunked!
No, Cheating On Your Wife Is Not The Same ...
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Created on 16 August 2019