When America’s Sweetheart Asks Us To Stop Using This Word, Should We Listen?

Jennifer Lawrence, star of the “Hunger Games” franchise, had a few things to say about how the red-carpet judges treat her weight and figure. I don’t want to live in a world where Jennifer Lawrence is not an ideal beauty. It seems like we’ve taken our body-snarking a bit too far with this one, don’t…

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Deepa Kunapuli

Jan 2, 2014

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