February 24, 2012
All women are real. I don’t mean to jump the gun, but there, I said it. I’m just so sick of women being separated into two distinct groups, one being “real” and the other “fake.” First of all, it seems downright derogatory to say that any woman is not real. I mean, is she some metaphysical ...
Tags: Adele,
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Carrie Bradshaw,
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Descartes,
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implants,
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Karl Lagerfeld,
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Real Housewives,
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Tyra Banks,
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October 4, 2011
Have you ever noticed how few student celebrities there are? It seems as though once the bright lights shine upon an actor’s face, all academic goals shoot out the window into oblivion. Academia is just not for everyone. But it seems that female actors, in particular, are beginning to buck that trend. Tyra Banks enrolled ...
Tags: Brown,
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Dakota Fanning,
education,
Emma Watson,
female celebrities,
female students,
girls in college,
Harvard,
Natalie Portman,
NYU,
Tyra Banks,
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women,
Yale University
May 17, 2011
On America’s Next Top Model, Tyra Banks always seems to have that token plus size model thrown into the mix of Twiggys. While it may be a valiant effort to represent women of all shapes and sizes, the fashion industry has been thirsting for a fashion giant like H&M to step up to the plate. ...
Tags: beauty,
Big is Beautiful,
brand name,
challenging stereotypes,
clothing,
diversity,
dominant perceptions,
fashion,
fat,
Gisele Bundchen,
H&M,
plus-size models,
swimwear,
Tara Lynn,
trends,
trendsetting,
Tyra Banks,
women's fashion