My Art Teacher Was The First Person to Make Me Feel Uncomfortable About My Body

She should have never commented on my body

Jade M.
The Virago
Published in
3 min readNov 2, 2023

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Photo by Kampus Production: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-holding-a-ceramic-tile-6023579/

I was a teenager at a time when the media was especially cruel to women. Celebrities like Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears were shamed for their bodies if they dared to gain even a small amount of weight. These celebrities were often more slim than the…

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Jade M.
The Virago

Jade is a Louisiana based author who loves video games and usually writes about experiences she has. https://linktr.ee/jmcculloch120