Social media influencers have created an enormous impact on online culture, often serving as role models and mentors to the people who follow them. Influencers…
Singer and songwriter Demi Lovato is known for being open about her mental health journey, and the realities that people who live with mental health…
In 1999, American girl group TLC produced a song called “Unpretty.” The purpose of the song is to encourage adolescent women to embrace an identity rooted in self-acceptance…
Sharon (name changed), an elementary school teacher in London, England, taught a challenging class last year. Out of a large group of 30 students, three…
American singer and songwriter Solange Knowles’ song, “Cranes in the Sky” off her new album, A Seat at the Table, explores the universal themes of…
Is there something wrong with the word ‘bossy’? In October 2015, actor Jennifer Lawrence wrote a personal essay about the wage gap in Hollywood and,…
The Lammilly doll, a more realistic version of the Barbie, is challenging body image ideals perpetuated by the children’s toy industry. Proportioned like an average…
Looks matter. Focusing on appearance is nothing new. And the growing popularity of plastic surgery has, to some extent, normalized changing our bodies to fit…
Whether chuckling at a New Yorker cartoon or an episode of South Park, there is nothing wrong with a bit of laughter. But certain topics…
Spend five minutes at a park, and soon you’ll hear enthusiastic parents reinforcing their kids with, “you did so amazing” and other statements as a…
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