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People claim to be progressive by celebrating curvy bodies - but the standards for those hourglass shapes are equally rigid. They mask that with body positivity - but what about unconventionally attractive bodies?

~Barbie Ferreira

Topics: About Attractive Bodies Body Celebrating Claim Curvy Equally Hourglass Mask People Positivity Progressive Rigid Shapes Standards Those

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When I was younger and really interested in acting, I would look at all the women on TV, and even the ones who were supposed to be 'geeks' or 'less attractive,' they all looked similar because they were extremely attractive and their bodies were all a certain way.

~Barbie Ferreira

Topics: Acting Attractive Because Bodies Certain Certain Way Even Extremely Geeks Interested Less Look Looked Really Similar Supposed Tv Way Were Who Women Would Younger

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I have a ton of guy friends who talk to me about their bodies, too. But boys are often left out of the body positivity conversation.

~Barbie Ferreira

Topics: About Bodies Body Boy Conversation Friends Guy Left Me Often Out Positivity Talk Ton Too Who

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People equate health to a picture in a magazine of a 6-foot-tall thin woman with her skin rolls Photoshopped and her waist edited to be tiny, so when they see bodies that jiggle and move around like they do, they assume it's wrong.

~Barbie Ferreira

Topics: Around Assume Bodies Edited Equate Health Her Like Magazine Move People Picture Rolls See Skin Thin Tiny Waist Woman Wrong

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Showing young girls' realistically captured bodies in ads lets young girls realise that it's okay to have dimples, stretches, rolls, etc. since we're only human.

~Barbie Ferreira

Topics: Ads Bodies Captured Etc Girl Human Lets Okay Only Realise Realistically Rolls Showing Since Young Young Girls

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Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.

~Barry Bonds

Topics: Baseball Because Been Big Big Part Bodies Fame Gratifying Hall Lives Living Made Making Our Our Lives Part Sacrificed Something Sure Way Would

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I could talk for ages about how women are amazing, but essentially we shouldn't be manipulated by the media's expectations of our bodies. I'd recommend every woman to read 'Women Who Run with the Wolves' - it's about being in touch with your more wild, free and powerful side.

~Bat For Lashes

Topics: About Ages Amazing Being Bodies Could Essentially Every Expectations Free How Manipulated Media More Our Powerful Read Recommend Run Side Talk Touch Who Wild Wolves Woman Women Women Are Your

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I think there's a karmic purpose that souls make before they decide to come into people's bodies and become someone's parent, or become someone's child. Maybe my dad disappearing was his way of giving me material with which to work, or a predisposition to feel heightened emotions.

~Bat For Lashes

Topics: Become Before Bodies Child Come Dad Decide Disappearing Emotions Feel Giving His His Way Make Material Maybe Me Parent People Purpose Someone Souls Think Way Which Work I Think

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Heaven and earth! How is it that bodies join but never meet?

~Beah Richards

Topics: Bodies Earth Heaven How Join Meet Never

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I hope to teach people that it's fine to make mistakes because they will learn from them, to be who they are, and to learn to love their bodies.

~Bel Powley

Topics: Because Bodies Fine Hope Learn Love Make Mistakes People Teach Them To Love Who Will

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