I’m a Beautiful, Confident Black Woman. White People Are Offended
Eurocentric ideas of beauty have historically warped the way non-white people evaluate their own physical features.
Beauty Standards
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Why Are Black Women So Hard to Believe In?
After "Shark Tank" hosts ridiculed the owners of the Lip Bar, which creates makeup products for women of color, this writer put her money where her mouth is.
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Pro Tip: Don’t Talk to Women About Their Bodies
No female can escape the scrutiny of her body—we're either "too fat" like Kelly Clarkson, or "too thin" like Giuliana Rancic. Why don’t we talk about something else entirely, okay?
Can a Selfie Really Make the World a Better Place for Women?
With the one-year anniversary of #365FeministSelfie looming, the writer and participant looks at the movement that goes way beyond a hashtag.
Renee, I Totally Get It. I’m About to Turn 48
No one’s impervious to the outrageous expectations we put on women in the public eye. Even in private, an eye lift doesn’t seem so bad.