Adios Barbie Magazine
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A feminist site whose mission was to broaden the concepts of body image to include race, gender, LGBTQ, dis/ability, age, and size. Also about intersectionality, and radical self-acceptance. And while that's a mouthful, we believe that body image, like identity, happens in the mind. In fact, a person's body image has very little to do with one's actual body. Rather, it comes from..
Adios Barbie Magazine
1y ago
When most people think about globalization, they picture the spread of McDonald’s and Coca-Cola throughout Asia, or the smorgasbord of ethnic restaurants in New York City. But a less commonly…
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Adios Barbie Magazine
3y ago
There are many benefits to living in a small town — the sense of closeness, the sense of community. But when you are facing a mental health concern, the very…
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Adios Barbie Magazine
3y ago
The objectification of women is so deeply rooted in our society that evidence of its existence can be seen throughout history. Ancient headless statues of the female form have spawned…
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Adios Barbie Magazine
3y ago
we have a system in which inequality flourishes, medical debt ruins lives, and people are dying, too afraid to go to the doctor due to the associated costs.
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Adios Barbie Magazine
3y ago
The transformative potential of Nonviolent Communication.
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3y ago
By Jori Hamilton When the coronavirus emerged to upend our lives, we were ordered to stem the spread by taking shelter in our homes. But what if home isn’t your…
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Adios Barbie Magazine
3y ago
By Jori Hamilton Addiction is a rough beast, but it’s even meaner when you’re trying to survive a pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak has upended virtually every aspect of our normal…
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3y ago
By Alan Pelaez Lopez Originally published on Everyday Feminism. I have tried to write this letter for years. I used to think that I needed to apologize to my younger…
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Adios Barbie Magazine
3y ago
We are at a turning point as a nation and it’s time white people do the hard work required to be the informed and involved allies that BIPOC need fighting alongside them.
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Adios Barbie Magazine
3y ago
by Melissa L. I was recently unemployed for several months. It was so frustrating because I didn’t know what I was doing wrong. I thought that working on myself would…
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