For a couple of weeks, I have noticed something that has been circling my life, that something is oppression. Continue reading
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The Burka vs. The Bikini: Too much or too little?
In everyday life, women’s bodies are constantly being policed and judge by not only men, but by other women as well. Continue reading
Procrastinating Bodies
Well, here we are again. It’s the day that an assignment is due and you’re still working on it. Continue reading
My Father, The Former Coal Miner
My dad used to work in the coal mines of West Virginia. This was before I was born and right around the time my parents got married. His father and uncles were coal miners as well and my grandfather wished for my dad to work anywhere but the mines. Continue reading
Gymtimidation.
One of my favorite things to talk about is gyms. Not because I’m a hardcore “gym rat” or that I consider it a hobby Continue reading
Why would I feel bad for fat people?
That was a question told to me in the 6th grade. The children often snickered about my obese teacher. One day in class the children were making “fat jokes” about the teacher and I still remember a girl in my class telling me that fat people make themselves fat, so we shouldn’t feel bad for them. I immediately thought how wrong this girl was for saying that, but was she right? Continue reading
Cambodian Classical Dance: Storytelling through Body Modification
When you think of body modification, what do you think of? Maybe you’re visualizing a person with many tattoos all throughout their body. Perhaps you’re thinking of someone with multiple body piercings in non-traditional places. Or are you imagining someone with different additions to their bodies? Well for me, when I think of body modification I think of dance, specifically Cambodian classical dance. Continue reading
Body Empowerment
Each of our bodies is a spectacular part of our being. Many of them are disabled, hurt, pained and self-conscious, yet they are still unique and something to be proud of. Continue reading
I have a love/hate relationship with my hands.
Stress-induced picking of the skin, also known as Dermatillomania, can be quite the self-conscious setback in life for those suffering, and also pretty unattractive for those who come across anyone who lives with it. Continue reading
My cervix can do what?!
So I thought it’d be appropriate to write about an experience I had this week concerning my body. I got an IUD! For those of you who don’t know what an IUD is Continue reading
Unruly Bodies 