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Body Image (47 found)
Anita is raised to believe that being a “good Indian girl” means having long hair. Then she gets a haircut. (full text)
The writer starts throwing up her food to lose weight, but stops when a friend is hospitalized for bulimia. (full text)
As a teen, the male writer becomes obsessed with shedding pounds and resorts to anorexia and bulimia.
Striving to look like the skinny girls in her school, the writer embarks on dangerous periods of restricting her food.
After years of childhood abuse, Christine doesn’t know how to have a healthy relationship with her body.
Anne is ridiculed by her mother and her peers because of her weight. She longs to be comfortable with who she is and the way she looks.
Teased about her natural hair, Keshia subjects herself to the torture of straightening it.
Desirée endures rude comments about her weight from friends, family, and even strangers.
Shavone takes up strenuous physical exercise to lose weight and be accepted by her peers.
Bashiyrah is thrilled to be accepted at a modeling agency, but has mixed feelings about relying on modeling for her self-esteem.
As a teen, the author becomes convinced that she's ugly and tries desperately to change her appearance.
Starting in early adolescence, the writer starts gaining weight and wages a daily battle with her mother over food, her moods, her grades, and her lack of a social life.
Debbie goes from tomboy to girly flirt before she develops her own style.
When Marlene gets walloped with pimples, she becomes self-conscious and unhappy. But the experience also makes her question the value she attaches to appearances.
When Danielle’s appearance improves, she becomes self-absorbed and conceited.
As a black girl at a mostly white school, the writer gets mixed messages about what’s beautiful.
Samantha tries to change her appearance to match the black models she sees in teen magazines.
Tired of being teased about being “chubby,” Renu starts eating less, and soon becomes obsessed with losing weight.
Lenny has always been teased about having a large head. He decides to turn the tables on his tormentors by dyeing his hair outrageous colors.
LaToya tries to deal with degrading comments about her body by hiding in baggy jeans.
When Ayisha enters junior high school she starts to feel unattractive and dumb, and most of her female friends are going through the same thing as they try to please adults and attract guys. Now she thinks that girls have to please themselves first.
Tired of having her hair ruin her life, Zenzile tries dreadlocks and discovers that hair doesn't have to be straight to be beautiful.
Tonya is taken in by an ad for a modeling school that appeals to her vanity.
Brittany becomes critical of her body at an early age. As a teen, she's inspired by a TV talk show to be more accepting of herself. (full text)
It's a month before Allison's big bash, and her skin has suddenly erupted in itchy red spots that won't go away. (full text)
Isaura feels bad when she compares herself to the curvy popular girls, and is intimidated by her classmates' constant critique of one another's looks. She wonders if the focus on appearance is worthwhile. (full text)
Linda feels helpless when her classmates regularly make fun of her naturally thin build, calling her "anorexic." She tries her best to ignore all the mean comments, but later regrets not standing up for herself more. (full text)
Jhanae wants to be the skinniest girl on the track team, but the results of her extreme diet are more dramatic—and much more embarrassing—than she counts on. (full text)
Luis attempts to diet, but his mom's dismissive attitude and delicious cooking make it difficult. Eventually, he finds the support he needs to get healthy. (full text)
Charlene becomes obsessed with her weight and wants to be as thin as a model. She eats little, throws up after meals, and loses 20 pounds. When she regains the weight, she becomes depressed and contemplates suicide. But through therapy, Charlene comes to accept herself as she is.
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