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PJMcK

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1. It's an odd article

Reply to charin (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:45 PM

Jul 2016

Ashleigh Shackelford is the author of the article and here's her bio from the website you linked:

Ashleigh Shackelford is a queer, agender, Black fat femme writer, artist and cultural producer. As a contributing writer at Wear Your Voice, Ashleigh covers the intersections of race politics and body positivtiy, LGBTQ issues, Entertainment and Feminism. Ashleigh is also a contributor at For Harriet and the creator of Free Figure Revolution, a body positivity organization. She is currently working on her M.A. in Africana Studies at Morgan State University.

Perhaps you could articulate why the article confuses you.

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This article confuses me. [View all] charin Jul 2016 OP

It's an odd article PJMcK Jul 2016 #1

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Motivations vary bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #3