Vagina surgery 'sought by girls as young as nine'

Girls as young as nine are seeking surgery on their genitals because they are distressed by its appearance, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been told.
( Trigger warnings: misogyny, body shaming... )

[OP note: I'm glad the press is seeing this. I've been saying it for a while now, and I thought I was overreacting. My one caveat might be that men aren't they only ones who can do this & Trump doesn't just do this to women but the the Male/Female abuse dynamic is the one that is most pervasive and most visible in that last debate.]

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Yale University has admitted it "made a mistake" after accusing a student of having an eating disorder and warning if she didn't put on weight she'd be put on medical leave ( Read more... )

A 12-year-old Texas girl who became morbidly obese after a rare illness triggered by brain surgery could get a potentially life-saving operation by February, thanks to a flood of donations from strangers ( Read more... )

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The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a move that could induce physicians to pay more attention to the condition and spur more insurers to pay for treatments.

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Anonymous posters on Greek Life forums have long swapped rumors about the horrific hazing at Young Harris College, a tiny private college up in Appalachia run by former Georgia Secretary of State and failed gubernatorial candidate Cathy Cox. Now, a potent new lawsuit alleges that YHC administrators turned a blind eye - and some even joined in the ( Read more... )

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'This is Why Women's Hygiene Companies Shouldn't Let Teen Boys Run Their Marketing Teams'

Playtex Products (not to be confused with the entirely separate Playtex bra company) decided to run an edgy ad campaign (if you define middle-school lady-part jokes to be "edgy") for "Fresh + Sexy wipes", a private parts washcloth. I haven't confirmed who ( Read more... )