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A burns survivor, who had been left with scarring all over her face and body and who had lost her hair due to her injuries, has let her crush remove her make-up and wig in an emotional video that has since gone viral on YouTube. Shalom Nchom, 22, posted the video…
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Kids can often be cruel with what they say to one another, especially if they encounter somebody who looks or sounds different to them. Joanne Dion, a 21-year-old student from London, is all too familiar with this, as she grew up with albinism - a rare condition that causes an absence…
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When Donald Trump ran for president, he said he would embrace the gay community. At the Republican Convention, he promised he would "do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens." At a campaign event, he held a rainbow flag. (Sure, it was upside down, but the gesture counts).…
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One of the downsides of being a parent is having to go watch your children in their school productions. C'mon, kids, in general, are terrible at acting, dancing and singing. Yes, it can be funny, but after about 5 minutes the whole thing becomes a bumbling mess of children bumping…
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It would be fair to say that as far as major fashion houses go, ASOS appears to be doing all that it can to make sure that it's as inclusive as possible. They've been using different body types in their shots for a while and refuse to edit out stretch…
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Jazz Jennings is a teenage YouTube personality, LGBTQ rights activist and star of the TLC reality series I Am Jazz. At age five, she was diagnosed with gender identity disorder, which Psychology Today defines as "strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one's own assigned…
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Kimberley Dean and Ron Palmer dated when they were in high school. She was a freshman. He was a senior. Their relationship didn't work out, but they kept in touch after they broke up. "I wanted to go sow my oats," Ron told The Today Show. "I thought at that young…
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Having a twitchy eye is a fairly common annoyance, and one that you are going to notice far more than anyone else does. It might feel like your eye is vibrating in an alarming way, making you look crazed to anyone who looks your way, but it always feels worse…
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It would be safe to say that the past few years have seen an increase in the number of people undergoing body-modification procedures. Whether it's a simple tattoo or piercing, it seems like it is now rarer to have no form of body modification than it is to have undergone…
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It's a fact of life that some people love their dogs more than they love other human beings. We can't help it: to be honest, most of the time, dogs are just better. They're the best listeners, the most faithful companions and, even if they do somehow manage to annoy…
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'Never judge a book by its cover' is a principle that many of us have been told and tell one another, but not many of us actually follow the rule. Think about it - how many times have you got to know someone and realised that they aren't the sort…
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After you graduate from college, time passes quickly. You pursue your career, explore the dating scene, and try to figure out which critically acclaimed TV show you should watch in your limited free time. Then you look at social media and it's like a splash of cold water. On Facebook,…
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For some unexplained reason, there are roughly three qualities that every mother on Earth possesses: 1) the ability to hear you when you're doing something wrong, but not when you're hollering from the next room, 2) an innate skill to maintain a half hour phone conversation with you, even if you…
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While the life of an influencer looks enjoyable, I can imagine that it gets old pretty quickly. Not only are you under constant pressure to update your followers on your every movement, whether it be going to the gym, having your dinner or literally doing your grocery shopping; but you…
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As a general rule of thumb, it would be safe to say that the 1990s were arguably the best decade of all time. We all long for the 1990s, we all long for the sweet taste of Sunny D and the sound of internet dial up. Luckily, I was born…
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Narcissists sound a lot more sinister than they actually are. Maybe it's because the word sounds a bit like sinister, the idea of someone being a narcissist seems pretty threatening, if not a little frightening. However, a lot of the time, narcissism just refers to someone absolutely loving themselves. Kim Kardashian…
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How good would life be if you were filthy rich? It would be amazing, wouldn't it? Swanning off on holiday, wearing outlandish clothes, doing your bit for charity, helping out your family and friends; there is a multitude of things that money can do to make your life better. Every now…
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It would be safe to say in this image-obsessed society that we are now living in, any woman who puts her body online is going to be criticised for either being too big, too skinny, too muscular, too pale, too dark or some other BS problem. Despite steps being taken…
