Smexxxy Friday (Curve Appeal)

This tumblr page is like...my most favorite thing in the world! Real women come in different sizes! I appreciate curves--not the sickly-thin images the media force-feeds us on a daily basis. There was a time in my life when I wanted to be a size 0. But I'm black and such a thing is near impossible with my hip-to-waist ratio. So I literally starved myself to fit my skewed perception of beauty. At my lowest weight, I was less than 110 pounds. The doctor asked me if I had "an eating disorder" to which I replied (at 17yrs old) "No." Which in reality meant: "YES!" 

Healthy is beautiful, ladies! :)

Beauty Image

Since we're on the subject of beauty image, I thought I'd share a few interesting videos on the subject.

What do you think?

Have we as a society created an unattainable image of perfection?

90% of what we see in magazines and television is re-touched or photoshopped.

Fuck Shame

An essay, beautifully written by Erobintica at F-Stop. Honestly, I was moved to tears. Everyone should read this essay. It is so inspiring.

Fuck Shame

This is my Earth Day contribution to the world. I could never hope to write this well, but at least I can share it with you.

Namaste.