By Iskra Lawrence — 2016
As a model, I feel a responsibility to support young girls and boys who struggle with body image and self-esteem. Words and images deeply impact the way we view our bodies, and the consequences can be very damaging.
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CLEAR ALL
For many of us, men with broad shoulders, narrow hips, taut muscles, and white skin — sun-kissed or pale under hot lights — became an ideal we couldn’t escape. We coveted images of these bodies like treasure, and they educated us in the rules of attraction.
Who owns your identity, and how can old ways of thinking be replaced?
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Close to 11% of American adults with Hispanic ancestors don’t even identify as Hispanic or Latino.
To the list of identities Black people in America have assumed or been asked to, we can now add, thanks to this presidential election season, “Obama’s people” and “the African Americans.”