In 2012, The Lingerie Addict became a Body Snark Free Zone. Lots of other websites have followed: in fact, most lingerie blogs proudly display Cora’s anti-body-snark free graphic and frequently declare that all bodies are good bodies. So why am I so depressed about the the body positive movement and lingerie blogging? I don’t talk a lot about myself in these columns, but today I want to start with the […]
Over the past couple years, The Lingerie Addict has made it increasingly clear that we are a body-positive, body snark free zone. Actually, I’d like to think the internet in general has made some strides towards acknowledging that to accept or appreciate one sort of body doesn’t inherently involve trying to dismiss another. But just as it’s unfair, irrelevant, and downright rude to criticize someone else’s body, it’s also inappropriate […]
Warning: Potentially triggering language below. Editor’s Note: Autostraddle published a call and response piece to this with one of their columnists, Mey, who is a trans woman. Please click the link to visit their site and get her perspective. Whether it’s your first time here or you’ve been a reader for years, I firmly believe that talking about lingerie doesn’t mean just talking about bras and panties. Lingerie is also […]
Today’s blog post has been four months in the making. Making a stand on something is always scary, because you never know how people will react. But when something’s been on my mind for a couple hundred days… well, then maybe that means it’s time to say it out loud. From the very beginning, I’ve wanted The Lingerie Addict to be a place people could find information about lingerie […]
Today’s blog post was supposed to be a lingerie gift guide. After all, it’s the holidays, and I wanted to share some of my fave picks under $100 with you. But something happened over the weekend. Something that’s been happening a lot more often in the last few months. It’s something I just can’t keep silent about anymore because I find it disturbing, hypocritical, and just plain wrong. And quite […]