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As the semester is slowly and painfully coming to an end, it’s an appropriate time to make another issue!!
We are looking for poems, essays, illustrations, photos, collages, lists, your personal self love tips, etc. Anything that relates to body image struggle, or obtaining a positive body image is perfect. It is a black and white print zine so all art must be in black and white.
If you or anyone you know would be interested in either contributing or receiving a copy (or copies) email heartsandfartszine@gmail.com
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So I have a few clothes that don’t fit/I don’t like that are just hanging in my closet taking up space I could be using for stuff i actually like and wear. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in having a plus size clothing swap?? Hmu #plussize #clothingswap #fatshion
“The Little Death” a series by Lauren Crow
In a patriarchal society, women are flooded with information on how to be and how to look in order to please others, namely men. In terms of female pleasure, we are rarely shown what it really looks like. We are afraid to talk about it and when it is shown, it is from the male gaze in media such as pornographic films, which in general are made by men for men. These films, unless you truly understand their production and falsity, give people the wrong idea of what it really is to see a woman in a state of pleasure.
This project is an exploration of the antiquated views our society possesses of women and our sexuality. In using an antiqued process with modern ideas of women’s sexuality “The Little Death” aims to help people (of all genders) release their own preconceived notions of what women really look like.
BECAUSE OF IMAGE RESTRICTIONS I CAN ONLY POST TEN IMAGES. PLEASE CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE: laurencrow.carbonmade.com TO VIEW THE WHOLE SERIES!!
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Preach it #mamajune 😘
#honeyboo #beautimous‘bad parenting’ my asshole.
if you think letting your kid be who they want to be and reinforcing them with love and affirmation whether they fail or succeed equates to bad parenting..just no
The Nu Project’s Nude Photos Tell The Truth About Women’s Bodies
The Nu Project is a no-glamor honest look at beauty and image in our world.
Female nudity isn’t hard to come by in the media, but the bodies we see usually represent a fairly limited scope of sizes and shapes. The Nu Project, a collection of nude photographs shot by Minneapolis photographer Matt Blum, seeks to add some variety to the mix. Blum started The Nu Project in 2005 but said it really took off when his wife, Katy Kessler, became the project’s editor. Blum sees the photos as filling a void. “When I started shooting nudes there was no project like it,” he told The Huffington Post in an email. The things that I had seen either used models with typical model bodies or average people who were made to look extremely unimpressive. I figured there was a way to treat women (of any size/shape) like models and photograph them beautifully, respectfully without a lot of sexual under or overtones. The women photographed are all volunteers, and most of the pictures are taken in the subjects’ homes — where they feel most comfortable. The Nu Project’s website showcases six galleries of nudes, three shot in North America, three in South America. Although Blum told HuffPost that he feels that they have a “good variety of people involved,” he and Kessler acknowledge on The Nu Project website that they’d love for the subjects to be more diverse. “The hardest part for us is that the project is 100 percent volunteer, so I do not see the women until I show up at their door,” Blum writes on the website. “We’re doing our best to encourage all types of women, but we need volunteers of all backgrounds and walks of life to make the project more complete.” Blum said he ultimately hopes that these images inspire the women who see them to feel better about their own bodies. “It’s been really exciting to hear people react to the images,” he told HuffPost. “We get a lot of feedback from women (especially) who have struggled to see themselves as beautiful, and this project has helped them on that path.”
I am in love with this.
So many babes :3
(via beutifulmagazine)
