{"product_id":"the-self-love-revolution-radical-body-positivity-for-girls-of-color-paperback","title":"The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirgie Tovar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A terrific resource that shows readers how to start feeling good about their body and rewire their sense of self-worth.\" \u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time to ditch harmful, outdated beauty standards and build real, lasting body positivity. It's time for a self-love revolution \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery day we see movies, magazines, and social media that make us feel like we need to change how we look. This takes a toll on how we think about ourselves--and how we allow others to treat us. And while many teens feel shame about their body, being a teen girl of color can be hard in unique ways. Maybe you feel alienated by the mainstream image of beauty, which is still thin, white and able-bodied. In addition to that, you may also feel pressure from within your community to measure up to a different--but equally unfair--beauty standard. So, how can you start feeling good about yourself when you're surrounded by these unrealistic--and \u003ci\u003eproblematic\u003c\/i\u003e--ideas about your body?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Self-Love Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, leading body image expert and creator of #LoseHateNotWeight Virgie Tovar offers an unapologetic guide to help you question popular culture and cultivate radical body positivity. With this groundbreaking book, you'll identify and challenge mainstream beliefs about beauty; understand the unique tools girls of color have to counter negative body image; and build real, lasting body empowerment. You'll also learn how to call out diet culture, and discover ways to move beyond your own inner critic and start building the unconditional love for yourself that you deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time to explode society's beauty standards, stop messing with diets, wear what you want, and recognize that your body is your business. This book will help you find your way to radical body positivity, one step at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirgie Tovar, MA\u003c\/b\u003e, is one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. She holds a master's degree in sexuality studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race, and gender. She is the founder of Babecamp, a four-week online course designed to help people who are ready to break up with diet culture, and creator of the hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight. Tovar edited the anthology, \u003ci\u003eHot \u0026amp; Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove and Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e; and is author of \u003ci\u003eYou Have the Right to Remain Fat\u003c\/i\u003e, which was placed on the American Library Association's Amelia Bloomer List. She is a contributor for \u003ci\u003eForbesWomen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBedsider\u003c\/i\u003e, and was named one of the top fifty most influential feminists by \u003ci\u003eBitch Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale University. Tovar has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTech Insider\u003c\/i\u003e, and on MTV, Al Jazeera, and Yahoo Health. She lives in San Francisco, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770257637664,"sku":"9781684034116","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3400bd1f4fd469c4885c1d6bc2a5b95c.webp?v=1780367997","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-self-love-revolution-radical-body-positivity-for-girls-of-color-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}