11 Black women on the moment they started celebrating their bodies.
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or a fuller chest like some Black women develop at a young age. And then it happened. Almost overnight. My small waist became accentuated, with my backside growing exponentially and what sometimes seemed like daily. In the blink of an eye, I went from an innocent 17-year-old to hypersexualized stereotype, perceived as a video vixen girl from music videos — oiled up, thick thighed, curvy, and small waisted. I'm 29 now, and not much has changed.
When I get dressed in the morning, I'm not only dressing for style, but for appropriateness. Not work appropriate, but generally appropriate for the places I'll be that day, to avoid conflicts or comments that devalue and dismiss me as an object. I enjoy wearing crop tops, but while out, I tend to tie a sweater around my waist to hide my rear end. In the winter, I'll wear loads of layers to minimize the appearance of my curves. Iand I'm comfortable in my own skin, but being on the receiving end of these remarks daily is insulting and objectifying and can be harmful to Black women's self-esteem, often leading to body-image issues. Some Black women wear oversize clothing to cover up.
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