Well, Actually...by Lauren Clark

Well, Actually...by Lauren Clark

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#75 Has weight loss shed its value?

#75 Has weight loss shed its value?

Posing the question of whether society will deem that slimness is worth less without the willpower...

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Lauren Clark
Jan 02, 2025
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I wish I could pinpoint the exact moment I realised that, as a girl, my weight mattered as much as shiny school grades and remembering my manners. Perhaps it was ingrained into my skin on the playground, just like loose gravel in a graze after a fall while playing ‘tag’. Or, maybe, inked into my psyche as the contents of a Parker pen are smudged across …

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