Natalie Johnson is the California-based plus-size blogger behind the project Shameless Cr3ature and Instagram’s @hentai.hunny. Johnson began blogging in the animesphere when she was younger, but realized that her true love was with plus-size fashion and travel. Inspired by cosplay and her time working at Nordstrom as a stylist, Johnson mixes couture with edgy, ’90s-influenced...
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StyleCrush: Kat Eves of Style Ethic
Production and sustainability of fashion often gets swept under the rug. When we discuss body positivity, we also have to realistically consider our impact on other bodies — the laborers — that produce our clothing. Kat Eves of the brilliant fashion blog Style Ethic does precisely that. Equipped with industry knowledge, experience and razor-sharp wit (as well as...
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5 Things NEVER to Say to Your Fat Friend
In a recent Bustle article, Wear Your Voice contributor Suma Jane Dark writes about the “8 Tough Conversations Your Fat Friends Might not be Having With You.” She addresses well-meaning allies who unintentionally co-opt the fat liberation movement into their lives in ways that erase the experiences of their fat loved ones, rather than echoing and signal-boosting. Those same allies,...
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Big Bodied Babes Thrive at the Golden Confidence Pool Party
This weekend, I had the privilege of being surrounded by ton of incredibly stylish, plus-size, bikini-clad deities at the second annual Golden Confidence Pool Party. Essie Golden co-hosted the event with Sara Rae and Chante B at the Custom Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The event was a total hit and the energy from everyone there was incredibly...
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Dear Virgie: Do Teachers Promote Fat Shaming and Victim Blaming in the Classroom?
Dear Virgie, A few years ago I decided I wanted to switch careers and become a primary school teacher. I fulfilled my dream, and just finished up my first year with my class of second graders. I was surprised to discover that the hardest part about being a teacher was being retraumatized by watching how boys...
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Instagram Removed My Plus-Size Bikini Post And I Still Have No Idea Why
A few months ago, I was approached by the editor of CLEO Magazine Singapore to write an article about how, as a plus-sized person, I embraced wearing swimwear. I roped in two other body positive girlfriends — Rani Dhaschainey and Ratna Devi Manokaran, who own a plus-size store here in Singapore known as The Curve Cult — to contribute...
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Daily Share: Aerie’s Plus-Size ‘April Fool’ Underwear Campaign Backfires
This April Fool’s Day, Aerie/American Eagle really stepped in it. Actually, to say that they “stepped in it” is too kind; that might suggest that it was not a premeditated act of cruelty and supremacy. Aerie/American Eagle straight up bamboozled a group of male models, making them the underwear-clad butts of their body positive joke....
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Embody Awards Recognizes Those Changing the Shape of Fashion
Last week, About-Face hosted the Embody Awards. Our founder, Ravneet Vohra, attended along with many other influencers in the Bay Area body-positive community. Nominees included Thúy Nguyen of THÚY Custom Clothier, Taylor Jay of Taylor Jay Collection, Mary Going of Saint Harridan and Susan Gregg Koger of ModCloth. Marisa Kim, a student at Lowell High School...
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Dear Virgie: Is Darker Skin on my Armpits & Thighs Weird?
Dear Virgie, For a long time, I had a doctor who hassled me about having dark patches on my armpits and between my legs. She’d say that the dark skin was a sign that I was too heavy, and I feel really embarrassed of them. I don’t wear tank tops or shorts, and I’m self-conscious...
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4 Times Gabourey Sidibe Killed It in 2015 Just by Being Herself
While 2015 has notably been a year infused with perhaps more body positivity than our society has ever seen in mainstream media, myself and team Wear Your Voice want to honor one of the major players in this becoming a reality: Gabourey Sidibe. (Image source: @gabby3shabby Instagram) Sidibe hasn’t nearly been celebrated enough for all that...