The Weight of Diet Culture
By: Ebony Taylor In celebration of Everybody is Beautiful Week, I want to share my journey of accepting my body. Body confidence took me a… Read More »The Weight of Diet Culture
By: Ebony Taylor In celebration of Everybody is Beautiful Week, I want to share my journey of accepting my body. Body confidence took me a… Read More »The Weight of Diet Culture
By Jordan Tunks The world we live in today is very new and different. Everyone is being impacted differently, and are experiencing new obstacles and… Read More »New Times, Same Habits
By Elise Wantling One day, when I was very young, probably 6 or 7, I was drawing at the kitchen table with some crayons.… Read More »Ending War On My Body
By Skye VanLanduyt My English professor in college distorted my image of Barbie after assigning Marge Piercy’s poem, “Barbie Doll.” Piercy’s poem criticizes Barbie’s negative… Read More »Is Barbie Forever?
By Kiana Mullins Body image was one of the many things I struggled with in my high school career. Over the years, I learned the… Read More »Join The “I Am Enough!” Photo Campaign
By Anonymous After I graduated from high school, I made the decision to stop wearing makeup. I vividly remember looking at myself in the mirror… Read More »Why I Choose Not To Wear Makeup
By Christina Terrell There should be no shame in doing something that makes you feel comfortable in your own skin. One of the latest trends… Read More »The Vanity Myth of Makeup
By: Christina Terrell Over the years women have always been told what they should and should not wear. Even in the current year of 2019… Read More »You Can’t Objectify Me or My Leggings
By Caitlin Easter “People want this to be an anomaly…. we can handle monsters, we can’t handle our neighbors doing these things. We can’t believe… Read More »Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
By: Christina Terrell Everybody is Beautiful Week is a movement that the UMKC Women Center puts on to celebrate body positivity and combat eating disorders.… Read More »Concluding Everybody is Beautiful Week