Virgie Tovar
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Virgie Tovar Articles
There is not a single path to self-love, and so you must become an engineer of that process. We have to feel lots of uncomfortable things.
Read...I thought I’d make a list of regular things that become “radical” (in the culture’s eyes) when you’re doing them while also being fat.
Read...Earlier this month I flew into JFK for the Glamour Women of the Year Awards (WOTY, for short) and took selfies with Gabourey Sidibe!
Read...Fatphobia morphs into a conversation about looks because fatphobia targets women. The bigotry is masked through this gendered decoy.
Read...As much as I love the idea of family, I actually like not being married, and I actually like not being a mother right now.
Read...Affection or attention that relies upon body conformity is not love — it’s exploitation. I’m here to tell you once and for all: your body is yours.
Read...Jealousy is such an interesting thing to me. As immediate and intense as it feels when it hits, it has always struck me as a secondary — a smokescreen for something else.
Read...I was taught that weight loss was self-care, but then I did a bunch of research and realized dieting is actually the patriarchal destruction of my body.
Read...I have met many people who can't say no. We all benefit when we speak clearly and frequently about what we need in order to thrive.
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