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“We survey lush landscapes with variations not dissimilar to a so-called "imperfect" female body with absolute pleasure -- say, an expanse of Irish countryside with grassy rolling hills. But is it really so much uglier when it's made of flesh instead of soil?”

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Book:Read My Hips: How I Learned to Love My Body, Ditch Dieting, and Live Large

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