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The Sunday Best: What if I don't want to accept my body?

02.14.21

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Abra Belke
Feb 14, 2021
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I do not love my body.

This is the phrase that empowered, feminist women are never supposed to say. We are not supposed to mention that our waistbands pinch or our bras hurt. We are not supposed to voice any negative feelings that we have when we look in the mirror, because such thoughts are weakness, and we are expected to be strong. We are not s…

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