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Feminism demands a future free of fat shaming, body obsession and the male gaze.
My Birth Control Pills Gave Me a Blood Clot
The pain was sudden. Unfamiliar. Uncalled for. Throbbing and heavy. Unlike anything I had ever felt before. It was a Wednesday evening. I had just gotten home from work and popped a migraine medicine for the persistent headache that had been with me all day. I had plans I wanted to keep for the night. But as I was about to leave the house, I felt it. A sudden aching pain in my arm.
Caitlin WachsPublished 2 years ago in Viva- Top Story - February 2022
B.L.T.
To fully understand my plight, you should know that by the seventh grade, my baby sister had breasts that could rival a pornstar's. They grew in less than a week. On Monday, they were little salt piles that she refused to tuck into a training bra, and come Friday, our apartment was echoing with the sound of shower drizzle mixed with screams of, "Where did those come from?" and, "Mom, shut the curtain! Ohmygod—"
Eilish TooheyPublished 2 years ago in Viva My Experience With Sexual Harrassment in Nollywood - Linda Osifo
Nigerian actress Linda Osifo is one of Nollywood's newest and biggest stars. The actress has experienced a meteoric rise to fame and has acted in such blockbuster movies as A Naija Christmas, Tanwa Savage, Unroyal, Merry Men, Devil in Agbada, and more.
Jide OkonjoPublished 2 years ago in Vivawhat happen when a fat girl wants to be a actress?
i always thought that i had to be skinny and pretty to be on tv or to be a model, at least skinny pretty wasn't such a big deal, turning 15 and watching netflix movies that "try to make you feel accepted with your body" i thought that maybe it wasnt that necessary to be skinny, and also i realize that a lot of teenagers movies on netflix were so bad.
Valeria ViverosPublished 2 years ago in VivaNew Technological Advancements, New Ways to Exploit Women
What is a deepfake? A form of AI, a deepfake software enables the user to swap the faces on a video, creating an illusion that a person is doing or saying something that didn’t occur. Currently, there are a few major software companies on the market performing deepfakes, including “Faceswap,” “DeepFaceLab,” and “Deepfakes Web.” This software is free; anyone that downloads it can use it, some even are available in the app store.
It is that 'time of the month.'
Friends! Can we have a conversation that can seem controversial? Can we talk about something that is only addressed in memes or on Tic Tok videos?
Rose Loren Geer-RobbinsPublished 2 years ago in Viva“ I Need Water”
One of my favorite ice breaker questions to ask somebody is ‘why do you think we, as humans, dream?’ The answers that come can shed a lot of insight into how a person views the world around them.
Jade SwaynePublished 2 years ago in VivaMy Period Really Affects Me
My period really affects me. Everything starts out fine, I am functioning. I am working, going to school and hanging out with friends. I am happy. Living each day like it's my last. I go to the gym, I make myself a smoothie. I journal and I read. I make a cup of tea.
Amira BucklyPublished 2 years ago in Viva- Top Story - December 2021
Jellybean
“I’ll start my diet on Monday” “I’ll lose the weight next year, I promise” “Once I lose this weight my life will be so much better”. I tell myself these small platitudes and for the briefest of moments, I truly believe them. I think I want to believe them because we’re so conditioned to believe that our worth is tied to our outward beauty.
Miranda Mariana MaloyPublished 2 years ago in Viva Infertility, IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination) Clinic in Delhi
Infertility clinics are used to help women overcome infertility. They offer comprehensive counselling, fertility treatments, reproductive endocrinology, and assisted reproductive technology. Women can be infertile due to various causes such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian failure, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and cervical factor infertility.
Surrogacy Centre IndiaPublished 2 years ago in VivaWhat police wear under bulletproof vest?
Most police officers wear a bulletproof vest to protect themselves from bullets, stab wounds and slashing knives. However, this is not the only type of protection police wear under their vest.
Worldwide TacticalPublished 2 years ago in VivaBodies Are Just Bodies
A state of grace, acceptance and positivity, in regard to my body, has taken many years; in fact, most of my life. I have been a fat kid. Then a shy, much thinner teenager with low self-esteem and social anxiety. An exotic dancer, as a young adult in my early twenties. A victim of domestic violence and narcissistic relationships by late-twenties, which led to a stress-induced, borderline eating disorder. I became a single mother at age thirty-one. Then a yoga teacher at age thirty-nine. I have had my ups and downs with being comfortable in my body. So, I feel qualified to talk about this.
Bridget VaughnPublished 2 years ago in Viva