When Public Shaming Goes Viral
Lately I’ve been seeing a list of 21 Girls Who Don’t Know What Eyebrows Are Supposed To Look Like featuring a bunch of images…
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Disney Is Not The Problem
My name is Monique, and I love Disney movies. I have for as long as I can remember. I watched them over and over…
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I’ve Got To Tell You Something
I have an admission to make. It’s something I don’t say publicly very often for a myriad of reasons. Partly because I don’t…
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Body Positivity And Self-Confidence As A Plus-Size Woman
I don’t shy away from putting my life on the Internet. As a journalist, a social media expert and a blogger it just sort…
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The Thin Girl Gets The Guy (aka The Lie)
I went to see Book of Mormon on Broadway and during the performance I realised something: We’ve been sold a lie. Not the lie you’re…
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Because Rape is Rape
*Trigger Warning* This post discusses the topic of sexual assault and rape and therefore may be distressing for some readers. Recent controversy and an…
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7 Reasons to Spend Time & Money on Your Hair
Recently a few people have commented on how much I spend on my hair. I get it dyed every 8 weeks, cut every second…
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The Lies I Need to Stop Believing
Everyone is exposed to numerous lies about life. These lies are usually not explicitly told to us; mostly they are inferred by other facts,…
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Hide Your Fat!
Preface: I was always a skinny girl. Not slim, but skinny. I was accused of being anorexic by doctors whose heads were up their rear…
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Why Can’t We Choose The Face That Fits?
There’s been a little flurry of discussion in the last few weeks on the “makeup-free” and “natural beauty” movements – my blogging hero Autumn…
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