The Little Rebellion

Tag: body image

  • Body Confidence Movement Gains Momentum

    Body Confidence Movement Gains Momentum

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    Kaycia Sailsman
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    By Kaycia Sailsman Being “plus size” isn’t an insult or something to be ashamed of anymore. A shift in society’s perception of body image is occurring. Despite pervasive media coverage of ‘perfect body types,’ plus-size women are accepting their physiques, with the help of the rising popularity of outspoken bloggers and plus-size models. Tess Holliday,…

  • New Paltz Women’s Magazine Hits the Stands

    New Paltz Women’s Magazine Hits the Stands

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    Alyssa Thompson
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    Avant-Garde Magazine is breaking ground as a new women’s magazine and website that contradicts the mainstream media’s portrayal of women. Much like the Operation Beautiful movement created by blogger Caitlin Boyle that has gone viral, Avant-Garde magazine promotes positive body image and self-worth in its pages and special events on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Unrelated to…

  • Thunder Thighs

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    Allison Duarte
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    My thighs are moldy Jell-o. When I walk, they jiggle with a delayed reaction, and I hate when that happens. I have to take my hands, move one leg forward and then the other. They are so heavy that my saggy arms become limp and so my leg drops and tremors pass from under my…