Attention Ladies! You’re Putting Way Too Much Importance on Something Incredibly Stupid: Fat Acceptance among Teens and Young Adults

May 12, 2011

About ten years ago when I first started college, I rapidly gained a large amount of weight.  I had always struggled with my weight, even as a child.  I took these insecurities into a long relationship, thinking he found me attractive regardless of how I felt.  Although, looking back, I don’t recall him ever telling [...]

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Fat Acceptance, an Interesting Concept

May 11, 2011

Did you know you can accept yourself if you’re fat?  Did you know you can also accept others if they’re fat? I know, it’s sounds absolutely crazy, but it’s true. *Please note my sarcasm. Its impossible to research self-esteem without considering the pressure, especially for women, to be thin and beautiful.  I can give countless [...]

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“If I Were Thinner, I’d Have the Right to Expect More”: on perfectionism and the scarcity model

May 9, 2011

Article written by Hugo Schwyzer This article has been republished with permission from the website www.hugoshwyzer.net. The author’s views do not necessarily express the views of The Hookup Column. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This topic came up in my Men and Masculinity course yesterday, and an earlier version of this post appeared at Healthy is the New Skinny [...]

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Forget if Your Man Thinks You’re Fat, What do His Friends Think?

May 6, 2011

Because his friend’s opinions of your attractiveness may matter more than you think. In my last post I talked about Khloe Kardashian’s public weight woes.  While the media (and even her family) seemed to be quite opinionated about her weight, Lamar’s only response seemed to be “I love your curves.” When they first got together [...]

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Khloe Kardashian is a Fatty Patty?

May 4, 2011

My husband was going through the DVR and saw that I was recording the reality series Khloe and Lamar, a show based on the relationship of Khloe Kardashian Odom and NBA star Lamar Odom. He judged me. I would like to say that I deserved it, but there was a purpose.  I saw a preview [...]

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How To Be the Hottest Girl in the Room

May 2, 2011

Be with someone who wears love goggles. Let me explain. My husband, Rob, was talking to an old friend of mine and somewhere in the conversation he referred to me as his hot wife. Before you start thinking that’s weird, take comfort that it was contextually appropriate to the conversation. A few days later, I [...]

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Interesting Perspective: When Kids Look Like Tramps

April 23, 2011

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Question: Is the Sign Behind Me Hilarious or Depressing?

April 21, 2011

I think it might be a mixture of both. Try to not focus so much my adorable niece (who is about to turn 18 (Holy Crap)), my ridiculous round glasses, or the poofy curl cap I’m wearing.  Look behind my right shoulder.   It appears I’m preparing for the 7th grade and I’m acutely aware [...]

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Learning from the Match.com Sexual Assault

April 19, 2011

An LA woman, referring to herself as Jane Doe, is suing Match.com after a second date that went horribly wrong.  According to the victim, she went on a great first date with the attacker.  The two scheduled a second date and her nightmare began when she brought the attacker home.  From her interview with KABC: [...]

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What’s More Lethal – our Tongue or our Fists?

April 15, 2011

  Sigh.  The Internet.  Bringing us so much joy and so much sorrow. I googled something with the term Rick Warren in it (Pastor and author of  A Purpose Drive Life), and I was bombarded with so many hateful YouTube videos and blog articles it really took a long time to find the legitimate article [...]

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