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those body-image blues

All teenagers out there who love your bodies, say "aye." Anyone? Anyone? Yes, you'd be hard-pressed to find many young women who are totally satisfied with their appearances. In this section of Gurl.com, several girls offer pensive, poetic essays about in which they discuss how they've dealt with their discomfort with some aspect of their looks. You'll meet Adrienne, who for years hated her ultra-curly African-American hair, and Cybele, who's struggled to come to grips with her "thunder thighs." Gail clues us in to the stress of being the tallest girl in school, while Emily profiles her battle against her naturally curvy physique. It's refreshing to read not only about the obsessions that plague young women, but also about how some girls have managed to overcome it. Check it out.

Wed, 19 Jan 2000 05:21:48 -0800