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Feminism demands a future free of fat shaming, body obsession and the male gaze.
Stripping Shells with Sisters
Living in a time that seems dire and down right lonely some days, I’m reflecting on past times where feminine liberation was shared among sisters. Whilst I may be blessed to have been “forced” to move back home and back with my partner, I can’t help but yearn for the care free liberators of nude empowerment movements.
By sarah-rashael6 years ago in Viva
My Story
It was a cold day in December. We had just passed our one year anniversary. We made plans to do this about a month ago, but that didn’t make it any easier. I step on the bus and there he is, smile beaming like always when we lock eyes. His black roxy hat backwards covering his chocolate brown hair. His deep brown eyes sparkling, showing that the smile is pure. His 5’8 body dressed in the usual outfit. Blue jeans ripped at the bottom around his black DC sneakers. A black zip up sweatshirt with camo print on the inside, a sweatshirt I borrowed and once felt safe in, with a black green day t-shirt on under it. I sit next to him and lean my head on his shoulder. The scent of axe dark temptation filling my nostrils. A smell I loved.
By Heather Lanchester6 years ago in Viva
Why my 6th me too anniversary is so hard
These are all guesses, I have no clue why this is so hard for me this year. I know this year is different but it's different for a lot of reasons. I will tell you all the reasons I think this year is hard on me and why I feel this way.
By Lena Bailey6 years ago in Viva
Alea Thomas
Hey it's Alea Thomas you may be hearing this because I'm gone by now and wondering why well my life may be amazing from your eyes but that's speaking from the outside. Let me bring you inside so you can understand why I'm gone. You may say I'm a coward but how can you say if you never been in my shoes but if you have then you know why and how I got to where I am but first a little about myself.
By Royal Jewels6 years ago in Viva
its not over quite yet…
“It’s over.” Where to even begin…. Should i start with how i currently feel or the way i feel now, because my past? I am probably the most corrupt individual with the biggest heart for the ones around me.. I have never written one of these but i plan on making this the most personal thing i have come to know.
By Alexis Danielle6 years ago in Viva
(a) dangerous story
“Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in” -John Cage (Nelson 54). Muffled screams vibrate under the weight of my fatty boobs, who assert their authority. Weight is relative. Sweat, like raindrops rolling down the windshield of Their sportscar, caress their way around, aided by the gentle fingertips of gravity, into the crease, skin-on-skin, between my breasts and stomach. It’s like being stuck under a pile of snow. Frozen, immovable, suffocating, the sweat under my boobs. Fuck, on days like this I feel like I can’t breathe. Or is it just the Florida humidity?
By MINDSOCKET6 years ago in Viva
A message for those who can’t gain weight
I wanted to speak on behalf of everyone who can’t gain weight, has heard the phrase “she only eats air” constantly, and for the people who are unhappy with the way they look. Everyone has this growing sensitivity towards fat people being shamed or the mental damages they go through, not that I’m saying they shouldn’t, but nobody here talks about how being skinny is just as bad. They SUFFER JUST AS BAD as the obese.
By Manal Warsi6 years ago in Viva
Boob Job, Oh Yeah!
Being a mother of three, that also breastfed, I didn’t really like my breast. More like I wasn’t comfortable with the size of my breast. They was to little for me. I always talked to my husband about getting a “boob job”, he would just laugh and tell me my body is perfect the way it is, but I didn’t feel that way.
By Sara Bevins6 years ago in Viva
It's Okay, Me Too
There’s so much fear and shame surrounding sexual assault or abuse. Many victims would prefer keeping quiet to avoid being judged or dealing with the backlash from others. Today’s society has turned its back on those who have experienced sexual abuse, simply choosing to blame the victim rather than taking a good look at the monsters that commit the crime. Being a victim of sexual abuse often leads to other mental health illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and possibly suicide. Speaking out on a public platform about my experience isn’t easy, but I think it’s about time it happens.
By Shaley Speaks6 years ago in Viva
