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And It Begins Again: New Year, New [Diet]
New Year’s Resolutions often bring fad diets, forced exercise, and disappointment – all at the hands of media suggestion via commercials, advertisements and magazines. Instead of a big bowl of shame for the new year, why not pick up some self-empowering publications instead?
Link Love
This is a collection of brilliant posts collected by The Demoiselles over the week. Some may have been featured on our Twitter, some may have been sent to use through email, or by our friends on Facebook. Please check out, and send love to the blogs featured here – they’re all worth a look! Here’s [...]
Let’s [Do It] For the Boys
Big shock, are you ready?: Record companies often capitalize on the FACT that sex sells! Duh, right? Why am I bothering to bring this up? Well… Aside from the obvious fact that the way women are portrayed in the media is that of a sultry nymphomaniac, another fact comes into play: these same women – [...]
TD’s 15 Top Posts in 2010
2010 is almost gone! That was one big year, am I right? Looking through the last twelve months of posts makes me really honored to have such an amazing, opinionated community of men and women. We want to thank you so much for sticking with us, and hope that you’ll tag along as we take [...]
Can’t Stand the Hate: Cutting BridalPlasty Down to Size
Kristy is an occasional guest blogger for The Demoiselles and a member of the TD community (moniker “Owl“); an opinionated 20-whatever-something who can’t seem to shut up about feminist, queer, and fat issues; a Tumbl-er who posts pretty things, funny things, random things and her personal theology (Owls & Elephants); a damn good baker and [...]
A Little Pre-Dinner Disturbance
Well, today is my last day in town, and so I am finishing up some writing work, cleaning a bit, and doing a lot of slacking off. While meandering through my over-full RSS feed, I happened to stumble upon this little number: Minnie Mouse’s Makeover a la Disney & Forever 21. … The upcoming collection [...]
A (Hopefully Polite) Discussion on Fat Acceptance
Is menswear more expensive than women’s clothing? What does vanity sizing mean to you? Shapewear: a fun enhancement, or an enemy of body acceptance? …and what do you call your vagina? The above links are some of the latest discussions over at The Demoiselles Community. We’re having so much fun hashing out these topics with [...]
The Photoshop Law
This is bordering on old news, but being that “The Photoshop Law” hasn’t been approved yet, it bears mentioning (over and over again). While America still hasn’t jumped on the bandwagon, the U.K. and France are mulling over the idea of imposing a law stating that PhotoShopped and manipulated images must issue notices disclosing the [...]
Introducing… The Demoiselles Community!
One of the most beautiful parts of this site and project is the extraordinary perspectives, insights and opinions presented by you. Our readers are so amazing and intelligent that we want to take the beauty of your abilities and fuel it into something amazing and provocative. We’ve created a Community section filled with forums, allowing [...]
What To Do When Your Friends Are Brainwashed
Everyone is “guilty “of telling at least one off-color joke in their lives. Everyone has poked fun at a friend or relative (hopefully in good nature). We’ve all participated in gentle jesting at the expense of others – whether we know them or not. The line is blurry when it comes to “good-natured” when we [...]
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