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What's My Body Got to Do With It? Body and Beauty Standards and What Lena Dunham Is Doing for It All

Fariha Roisin | Posted 04.24.2013 | Media
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Fariha Roisin

There is no right and wrong beauty, and the sooner we are able to accept that it 'doesn't always fit the mold,' the closer we get to having one hell of a party.

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Pretty Funny (Minus the Funny)

Erin Gibson | Posted 04.20.2012 | Comedy
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Erin Gibson

What a skill! Calling out the average looks of one woman by insulting the "conventional beauty" of another. It's like a weird competition all women are participating in, where no one really knows the rules and there are no winners and everyone is sad.

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BEFORE AND AFTER: Do These Photoshopped Classics Look Good?

Emma Gray | Posted 04.09.2012 | Women
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Emma Gray

It's almost a given that women's bodies will be lightened, tightened and photographically maimed for the sake of "beauty" -- and sales. However, when these "standard practices" are applied to more classic images, they become more obviously disturbing.

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Bethlehem, 'Perfection' and Our Birthmark: Why Perfect Is the Enemy of Good!

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 02.24.2012 | Healthy Living
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David Katz, M.D.

As a new year looms, we might consider abandoning the quest for superficial perfection -- and embrace the pursuit of humbler, but deeper good. The particular advantage of good over perfect is... We could actually get there from here.

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