body politics

For the Love of God, Can We Please Retire The Whole Ridiculous Concept Of The "Beach Body"?

What if all you need to get a beach body is to GO TO THE BEACH?
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Issues, body politics, beach bodies, bikini bodies

Apr 24, 2013 at 9:00am | 371 comments

fatkinis

OPEN THREAD: Gabi of Fatkini Gallery Fame Is Launching A Swimsuit Capsule Collection And IT IS EYE-BREAKINGLY MAGNIFICENT

There's a high-waisted galaxy-print bikini, for one. Also Gabi is very pretty, but that is nothing new.
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Clothes, fatkinis, swimwear, beach bodies, open thread, shoppables

May 2, 2013 at 4:30pm | 175 comments

bathing suits

If I Hear One More Word About Beach Bodies, I'm Gonna Strangle Somebody With a Tankini

Killing your swimsuit anxiety in 5 easy steps and why a "beach body" is whatever body you take to the beach.
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Clothes, bathing suits, beach bodies, fat, swimsuits

May 18, 2011 at 12:02pm | 0 comments