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If a Boy Doesn't Like You, You Still Have to Like Yourself
To the girl who's reading this. I know you. Hell, I am you. You are the girl that swipes right on Tinder hoping you will come across that one guy who will say he isn't just looking for some "fun." You're the girl who believes what these guys tell you. Whether they tell you that you're the most "beautiful girl they have ever seen" or that they would "love to wake up to those green eyes in the morning."
Amanda GabriellePublished 5 years ago in Viva'Riverdale's Camila Mendes Talks About Learning to Love Her Body—Reigning Women
With the recent stirring of National Eating Disorder Awareness week on social media, Riverdale's Camile Mendes weighed in with her own experiences.
Reigning WomenPublished 5 years ago in VivaCapitalist Activism
Activism is not a commodity. It is not a product to be bought and sold and advertised. It is not a successful marketing strategy, either. Activism can neither be consumed with dollar bills, nor can it be used in advertising to sell goods. To involve activism with capitalism is to invalidate it; social justice doesn’t carry a price tag. Police brutality continues despite Kendall Jenner gifting a Pepsi to a cop, catcalling will not stop because Gillette put out a new ad campaign, and stereotypes refused to dissipate after the #LikeAGirl campaign by Always. Regardless of what today’s commercials and billboards might lead one to believe, it is impossible to put in place effective social change by merely consuming products.
M DudukovichPublished 5 years ago in VivaWe Need to Talk About the 'Captain Marvel' Movie
Okay okay, so when I heard the news about the new #CaptainMarvel movie, I just about flipped. No, I'm not a huge #Marvel fan, I'm not even a huge superhero movie fan. And to be honest, I originally thought it could have been because it just wasn't my thing.
Reigning WomenPublished 5 years ago in VivaSocial Media and Body Image
NOWADAYS it seems body measurements are integral to the Instagram algorithm. The amount of bikini-clad women that our thumbs grudgingly scroll past every day seems to only increase—and by the looks of it, it’s not likely to go down either. Body ideals have, historically, been defined by the cultural icons of the time, and how they are received within that zeitgeist. For example, at the height of her success, Marilyn Monroe (a woman who, by Instagram’s standards would be considered ‘fat’) painted the ideal feminine silhouette as one with natural curves, dimples and cellulite—a world away from the airbrushed "perfection" we are inundated with today. The rising prominence of social media "influencers" and TV shows entirely based round appearance (think Love Island, Naked Attraction, etc..) only communicates to young girls and women alike, that they are not doing enough to squeeze themselves into the constricting and hyper-feminised mould of 2019 beauty ideals. But what women need to realise is that however they present themselves, as long as they feel confident and beautiful both outside and in, they are enough. The plus size model movement is definitely a step in the right direction, a la Ashley Graham and Iskra Lawrence (the digital Monroes of this age,) but the real heroes we need right now are the ones who don’t have makeup artists on speed dial.
Tabby WeirPublished 5 years ago in VivaSimple Tools for Surviving PMDD
Invisible illness sucks. If you look healthy and are of an age to "know better," you are expected to A) snap out of it, B) act your age, and C) pull your own weight. But none of those things are easy when you're too tired, too sore, too messed up in the head, and too overwhelmed.
Cheeky MinxPublished 5 years ago in VivaA Feminist Mantra
One day, in a fictional narrative after a (much needed) sexual revolution takes place in Egypt, a woman finally becomes the first female President of Egypt; women are viewed as the persons that they are.
Yasmeen RamadanPublished 5 years ago in VivaThe Number One Thing We Need to Stop Teaching Little Girls...
When I was a little girl, I was always confused by the directions given to me by my parents, grandparents, and other elder family members.
Reigning WomenPublished 5 years ago in VivaText Analysis of a Play by Henrik Ibsen
The play explores a young mother’s realization that her life has been spent in a paternalistic environment, passed on to her like a doll from her father’s house to her husband’s. That is, being encouraged to be helpless rather than to think for herself.
Rose SoursPublished 5 years ago in VivaReasons Woman Excel in the Business World
In the United States, it is estimated that over 14 percent of company executives are women. More than 4.5 percent of women hold CEO positions. Many women in executive positions believe all women can be top leaders in any company. There are certain things women are doing to increase their chances of success.
Mia MoralesPublished 5 years ago in VivaMansplaining to Men
A heated conversation in a bustling city pub inspired me to write this article. I'm fed up of explaining to other men my views on feminism. Too many men see the ever common discussions on sexism and women's rights as an attack on their masculinity. But this simply isn't the case.
Michael WritesPublished 5 years ago in VivaTrying to Learn to Love Me Again
As a child, I was always care-free and never cared about what others thought and loved myself the way I was. I did what made little Tierra happy at the time.
Tierra HessPublished 5 years ago in Viva