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This is a physical attraction preference thing to me. While I am happy that he is accepting himself (we all should pick apart our natural appearances a lot less) it's still personal preference thing in the end. I like short dudes. My husband likes thick chicks. Neither one of us cares for body hair. Poof, we

I have to say I was shocked to see Cameron Diaz as an example of a woman who is "old." Then I question why I come to Jezebel at all, since I am over 50 and clearly not the demographic.

I'm not sure how well it would work . . . there are definitely standards of beauty for men, but they're not nearly as narrow as they are for women, and men don't have to contend with the idea that their beauty is a proxy for whole worth as human beings, so the emotional impact wouldn't be quite the same. That said, I

I like you, CrustPunx. Let's listen to some Earth Crisis and mosh the trolls away.

AAAGH I have not even read the rest of the thread yet because I had this same experience and I just had to commiserate! I hadn't even known to feel bad about this until I read the book. It's like, thanks A LOT, Arundhati Roy!

A lot has changed in the world since I was a 16 year old in a tight corset and 8 months pregnant. I lived in a country where abortion was illegal and I didn't have a strong enough relationship with my parents to explain the situation I was in. To a stupid young girl, I was in a no-win situation and the only plan I had

I will compliment/congratulate you for earning a PhD from MIT. Go you!

Pfft. Degenerate EUROPEAN museums. Here in America, we do things the old fashioned way: (A) hire curators from public funds to maintain collections of cultural and artistic significance without relying entirely on gelt from gate admissions, and then (B) furlough the workers and close the museums during a bid to keep

Maybe talk to the child of an alcoholic before you dismiss it as "safe horror".

The true reason for the Eastwood divorce: he was cheating on her. Photos have been obtained of the homewrecking hussy.

I really liked what you had to say. And it definitely falls along those lines of "why the fuck do you care about what I do with my body?" type of attitude. It should only matter what you think of yourself, and I agree - everyone should love who they are, because we only have one chance at this, and we shouldn't have

if I write anything about weight I’m terrified of causing offense, endlessly having to clarify and explain

I have a feeling that that very notion, that fat bodies might be ok, is instinctively perceived as a threat by some of the people who are invested in shaping their bodies after an ideal and pride themselves on the results. Because if fat bodies are also ok, then their achievement is meaningless and their body's worth

One of the main reasons why those questions are so hard to answer or address is because all popular business models maximize profit over employee welfare. More small businesses are following the corporate strategies of cutting hours to full-timers in order to hire cheaper part-timers for entry-level pay and no

Because that would require older generations (re: BABY BOOMERS) to consider that some of this phenomenon is of their own making?

What I don't really understand about this conversation is the obsession over the symptom, not the disease. Why don't we talk more about job-hunting scenarios for Millennials, who are given really contradictory advice about something as simple as how to construct a resume? Why don't we talk about painkiller

I am friends with some women who are very into Crossfit and running 5ks and working out and "eating clean." Sometimes they post "fitspo." It generally consist of pretty pictures of slender, toned women running with "inspirational" messages about exercising even when you don't feel like it and sticking to your diet

Ah, but there is the fallacy in your statement. There "is" someone who cares about what you want. You. The single most important person in the equation.

Yes but what my physical body is and what do I or do not do to it to make it "attractive" is between me and my husband, not society. Putting such focus (which is mainstream and expected) on a the physical aspect of "attraction" is short sighted.