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You say you want a revolution

There is an epidemic that is growing in this country. Some strains are affecting more than others, and some people are not even aware they are infected.  It could infect just one person, or it could spread without any means of control. One thing is for certain, though. It's everywhere. Body shaming.  We are programmed to think that some measure of this is okay, and none of it is. It is not restricted to size or sex.  There are men and women all over this country looking at themselves in the mirror and making a mental list of things they want to change.  There are women whispering about what each other is wearing, and men saying "he could never get that girl" because she's "out of his league."  It needs to stop, and we are the ones to stop it. I do this myself, and until I started reading body positive articles, I honestly did not realize how guilty I was.  Sure, I knew that I wasn't always confident in my body.  But it can be somet...