Reclaiming My Dignity

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The choice to lose weight isn't a betrayal of the sisterhood...it's not anti-feminist
I had an interesting online conversation with a couple of women 30-ish years younger than I about unwanted attention from men.
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Karen C.L. Anderson

August 2024

I am a solid, strong, and substantial woman
being on a weight loss medication does not equal obsession with female thinness and/or embodying any version of "the perfect woman"
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Karen C.L. Anderson
Celebrate with me
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Karen C.L. Anderson
10:51

July 2024

"Selfless" is not the praise you might think it is
Thank you Simone Biles
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Karen C.L. Anderson
It doesn't count if you didn't suffer for all to see
Taking myself out of dynamic I didn't know I was in
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Karen C.L. Anderson

June 2024

Breaking a cycle I didn't think I could break
I had my first whole alcoholic drink at 14.
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Karen C.L. Anderson
Taking the Easy Way Out
sometimes you don't know what you want to be free from until you're free from it
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Karen C.L. Anderson
Shame shame shame...
(sorry Aretha, but yes I co-opted your famous riff from Chain of Fools)
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Karen C.L. Anderson
[Celebrity] admits to using [new weight loss medication]
Exploring the intersection of body image, shame, feminism, diet culture, weight loss medications, and "taking the easy way out."
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Karen C.L. Anderson
Silent Disco on the Boardwalk
(fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go 'round)
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Karen C.L. Anderson

June 2023

Coming soon
This is Reclaiming My Dignity.
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Karen C.L. Anderson
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