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Anti-feminist, transphobic, just plain nasty: I think I’ve just found the...

People, behold! For I have made a great discovery. I have in my hands this very minute the worst diet book EVER! <dramatic pause> Now admittedly, I’ve not read all the other diet books available....

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A brief guide to baby bumps

Baby bump: a stomach swollen to beyond its usual size due to the presence of a fetus. Precise size of bump will vary, dependent on age of fetus, genetic heritage of stomach owner and sheer bloody...

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On Dove, shampoo and self-esteem

This evening I am the parody of a spoilt middle-class feminist who can’t stop herself from getting in a tizz about relatively minor stuff. Oh yes, I am in a strop about a hair care advert. And yes, I...

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Here’s what’s really wrong with Holly Willoughby’s “dress”

When I first heard that the BBC had apologised for a “revealing” dress worn by a female presenter before 9pm, I felt extremely annoyed. What kind of world is this? Of all the things one could complain...

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Bikini bridges and thigh gaps: On eating disorder concern trolling

This evening I found out what a bikini bridge is. I wasn’t seeking out this knowledge; I was reading the news and it popped out at me, unbidden. The trouble is, now I can’t ever un-know it (to give you...

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Almost Famous, real women and the normalisation of self-hate

I wish I wasn’t pear-shaped. My nose is too fat. Laxatives are definitely the answer. Why can’t I be thinner? Does all this sound familiar? If you’re a woman, it should. While these statements were...

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Eloise Parry was not stupid

“I am so sorry for being so stupid.“ Eloise Parry wrote these words in a text to her tutors, hours before she died of an overdose of the diet pill DNP, following an all-night binge-and-purge session....

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The Pool: Instagram “fit moms” aren’t the problem – policing pregnant bodies is

Performing motherhood, you soon discover, involves positioning yourself at extremes. If you can’t be perfect, you must excel at ineptitude. Just bumbling along in the middle, being “good enough,”...

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The Pool: Getting older doesn’t necessarily mean getting wiser about body image

The last time I was ID’d when buying alcohol I was 32 years old. This may not sound too bad, except before I’d had the chance to respond, the cashier looked up and said “actually, it’s alright – I just...

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New Statesman: Anorexia, breast-binding and the legitimisation of body hatred

In 1987 I underwent the first of three hospitalisations for anorexia. I was force-fed via a nasogastric tube. This led me to gain a significant amount of weight, which I hated. Furthermore, it made my...

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