The Virago
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The Virago

Women are Harassed About Their Bodies

From an early age and until we don’t matter anymore

The other day, my husband talked about a girl he knew in high school. I’ll call her Jen. He was good friends with Jen. She was happy and pretty, he told me. She was a cheerleader and active in school. And Jen had very thick legs.

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