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- StyleHayley FitzPatrick
Is there a difference between posting photos in a bathing suit vs. in underwear?
Women are shamed for one but not the other.
- StyleAlice Sholl
Holly Willoughby is now being thin shamed
"She's getting too skinny- where are the curves?!"
StyleLauren SharkeyThis six-year-old is Instagram's newest style icon
Coco Hamamatsu has over 100,000 followers and counting.
StyleLauren SharkeyPeople aren't happy with the royal family's Father's Day photo
Where was Princess Charlotte?
- StyleBeth Greenfield
How 'thin privilege' may rule your social media feed
Only women of a certain size are praised for eating food on social media.
- StyleAlice Sholl
'Secret' armpit tattoos are the latest ink trend
You wouldn't expect it to work, but it does.
StyleElise SoléMum shares daughter's prom dress fail on Facebook: 'Are you serious?'
Another online shopping cautionary tale.
- StyleJessica Ankomah
Teacher quits job after 'sultry' selfie suspension
A teacher who was suspended for posting sexy selfies on Facebook has quit her job, revealing she “couldn’t go back” after the news went viral.
- StyleNisean Lorde
Male blogger calls Rihanna 'fat' and gets slammed by social media
The internet wasn't happy.
- StyleLauren Sharkey
Ariel Winter faces backlash after Memorial Day bikini photo
19-year-old Modern Family star Ariel Winter has been branded "tasteless" and "disrespectful".
- StyleCindy Arboleda
Makeup Artist Causes Outrage for Transforming a White Woman Into ‘a Woman of Another Culture’
Despite stating his intent was not about "race change," some of Paintdatface’s Instagram followers took offense and called his latest work “blackface.”
- StyleKorin Miller
Why This Woman's Curly Hair Care Tricks Have Gone Viral
Women with curly hair can struggle for years to find hair care that works for them, and some still never find a perfect routine. Reddit user capslockramen opened up about her curly hair journey on the subreddit r/curlyhair and received almost 20,000 views and more than 760 comments in less than a day.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Is social media fuelling anxiety and depression in new mums?
New mums seeking to validate their parenting skills on social media could experience higher levels of depressive symptoms.
- StyleAlice Sholl
'Alien yoga' is the latest totally weird fitness trend
You'll see why it's called 'alien' once you see it in action.
- StyleGordon Hurd
Apparently, They Really Like Ivanka Trump in Saudi Arabia
Ivanka Trump accompanied her father and the first lady on the diplomatic trip to Saudi Arabia. While the news cycle continues to churn around President Trump’s first foreign tour — particularly the glaring contradictions between his current statements and the things he stated publicly before he became president — another Trump story is also developing. While most of the conversation around Ivanka, and Melania as well, focused heavily on the women’s wardrobe choices, Ivanka herself became a trending news topic in Arabic social media.
- StyleAlice Sholl
This group of students are using Snapchat to talk openly about sexual assault
"Snapchat is a platform that is led by us."
- StyleAlice Sholl
Asos and Pull & Bear are in trouble for listing a size 10 as 'large'
It's a pair of floral shorts for adult women.
- StyleEntertainment Tonight
Halle Berry, 50, Shows Off Her Stunning Body in Racy Photo: 'No Fear'
This woman doesn't age!
- StyleTanya Edwards
Woman Becomes a Body-Shaming Meme, but She ‘Literally Couldn’t Care Less’
Lizzie Velasquez is a well-known motivational speaker, but she never signed up to be the subject of a cruel meme. Velasquez, who was born with a rare, undiagnosed congenital disease that causes the inability to put on body fat, came upon a meme using her picture and poking fun at her frail appearance.
- StyleMaggie Parker
Is Jennifer Hudson’s Dress Too Short?
Is it too short or OK? Is it a minidress or a shirt? What Jennifer Hudson wore to a party this week was designed by Gucci — we know that much.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
This woman live streamed her birth on Facebook (and 62K people tuned in to watch!)
Sarah Cantwell chose to share her birth on social media to show that home births can be a positive experience.
- StyleAlice Sholl
Ikea fashion: People are making their very own clothes and accessories from Frakta bags
Ikea-inspired fashion has gone to the next level.
- StyleWWD
FTC Issued Warnings to 45 Celebrities Over Unclear Instagram Posts
The letters were meant to educate influencers and brands on FTC's endorsement guidelines.
- StyleSara Murphy
Woman Brushing Her Hair for the First Time in 4 Weeks Shows Impact of Depression
Depression can be all too prevalent, affecting actors, supermodels, singers, doctors, and people from all walks of life. But the common mood disorder is becoming more pervasive in the young. One brave young woman, Katelyn Marie Todd, is opening up on Facebook about what depression feels like and how — when one is in the midst of it — even the smallest things, like brushing your hair, can simply be too much to handle. “I brushed my hair today. For the first time in four weeks,” Todd began her moving Facebook confessional on May 6. “It was matted and twisted together. ...
- StyleElise Solé
This Emotional Wedding Moment Even Made the Photographer Cry
A photo of a newly married couple engaged in an intimate moment, has gone viral. The image was posted on Facebook April 30th, by Australian photographer James Day and features a couple named Adrian and Roslyn at their Bowral wedding. “Tonight I was photographing Adrian & Roslyn at sunset,” wrote Day on the photo that received 169K reactions and nearly 38K shares.
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