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My name is Cristina.</description><title>You don't want a girl like me.</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @tiedwithab0w)</generator><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>‘Merica 🍒🇺🇸 #america #selfie #redlips #cherrylips #bow...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6130e0a52a976a2d8ffca6be60e0792e/tumblr_mn9ksfpH2u1qzw27io1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘Merica 🍒🇺🇸 #america #selfie #redlips #cherrylips #bow #tiedwithabow #polkadots #curls #cute #twoheadsarebetterthanone#rockflagandeagle&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51161760081</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51161760081</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:31:27 -0400</pubDate><category>cute</category><category>tiedwithabow</category><category>selfie</category><category>curls</category><category>bow</category><category>rockflagandeagle</category><category>cherrylips</category><category>polkadots</category><category>twoheadsarebetterthanone</category><category>america</category><category>redlips</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9e3e5fb13eaf24f163c7ce029044ac1b/tumblr_mn8560IL2m1qzo9k1o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136903835</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136903835</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:23:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4002979b502783824ca1509768048fcb/tumblr_mme8gjtvhQ1qf7y7io1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04840fb676f498a4064d307d7881bc8b/tumblr_mme8gjtvhQ1qf7y7io2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136824367</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136824367</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:21:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5ca6e83fc52a58425c2eeb3382ad1f24/tumblr_mmxbvyqqTd1qbxlwho1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc1af5431ef221c5af9608908493fa0a/tumblr_mmxbvyqqTd1qbxlwho2_r1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d352d786d78cc74594e9a23b4c4f58bf/tumblr_mmxbvyqqTd1qbxlwho3_r1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136538000</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136538000</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:10:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>mormondad:

this video turned me christian
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&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;this video turned me christian&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136501001</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136501001</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:07 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6f0ce878e5b842930d74ab1d93d0ccc/tumblr_mjfj3oIcll1r42kl9o1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8dba800ba60714120f58c091f2168386/tumblr_mjfj3oIcll1r42kl9o2_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c992b2e80c1ac0b8c7d32de09ffe28a4/tumblr_mjfj3oIcll1r42kl9o3_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136368092</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51136368092</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:07 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4344080cbd43794291a945c96a2e0ece/tumblr_mlmpf1JQwq1qazeqgo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51109070621</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51109070621</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:21:25 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"You’re still going to get criticized, so you might as well do whatever the fuck you want."</title><description>“You’re still going to get criticized, so you might as well do whatever the fuck you want.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Kathleen Hanna (via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://xokrista.tumblr.com/"&gt;xokrista&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51108989818</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51108989818</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:20:22 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Don’t mind if I do. 😈 #evil #666 #coolguy #fortunecookie...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38337b41c552fa5e8c889958073fddcc/tumblr_mn85amudit1qzw27io1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don’t mind if I do. 😈 #evil #666 #coolguy #fortunecookie #goodidea&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51107404593</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51107404593</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:10 -0400</pubDate><category>666</category><category>coolguy</category><category>fortunecookie</category><category>goodidea</category><category>evil</category></item><item><title>its-the-joint:

PIZZA BRAIN - Philadelphia, PA

When you first...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/14bc98ebc26a8eb2713c8c175e199c8e/tumblr_mn05b5BOVA1s01uioo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://its-the-joint.tumblr.com/post/50736872014/pizza-brain-philadelphia-pa-when-you-first"&gt;its-the-joint&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pizzabrain.org"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PIZZA BRAIN - Philadelphia, PA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/1832001261/square.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you first hear “Pizza Museum” I guess you’d assume they’d have pizza, and you’d be right, but you have no idea just how good the pizza here is. First off, you’re distracted by all the great pizza memorabilia. It’s incredible. Some of this stuff you saw as a kid, some of it is just like “I can’t believe any of this actually existed!” Like the Colonel Sanders Pizza Patch.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/8749838353_0d8503ae27_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pizza Brain is a tiny shop in the Fishtown Neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. It’s a close-knit community where people know each other and have lived there for years. Its also a growing artistic area, lots of bands and artists, and Pizza Brain fits right in. I wish I had a weird pizza place like this for my neighborhood pizza joint.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/8750960940_3a366a28ca_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I only stress the weirdness, because I love it. Everyone that works there is a pizza FANATIC and it’s contagious. I mean, working in a place like this with all of your friends would do the same thing to you. It’s awesome.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2846/8750960242_02347e85eb_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/8750960542_bc6fa778a5_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/8749837421_d595d86968_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/8750961708_75ca0e1225_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8749837905_a42a8ae41e_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Even their back patio which just opened is unique and crazy. There’s a Pizzadelphia Hall of Fame Mural done by awesome Philadelphia food illustrator, Hawk Krall (post on him coming soon)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2LnOKRqo9ho/UVRwsQFFtfI/AAAAAAAAErI/O6VVFeGfHAY/s1600/pizzabrain-hornak.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(photo by Robert Hornack)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’ve touched on how crazy this place is, and I haven’t even mentioned how good the pizza is. A place this passionate about pizza you would hope that it’s decent. It’s better than that, it’s freakin great. The crust is the perfect mix of chewy and crunchy with great flavor. I like the white pies slightly more because they come out a little crunchier than the red pies due to the tomato sauce.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://instagram.com/p/W4tdlkny7I/" title="Hurrah! @gregchristman for pizza pope! on instagram"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8750002299_a629017624_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/8750961270_a984b10c00_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/8749838179_a13ba9e153_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m usually not crazy about places that give their menu items clever names, they’re usually unimaginative corporate flaccid attempts at being cool, but the names of the pies here are downright ridiculous and fit perfectly within the character of Pizza Brain. &lt;a href="http://www.pizzabrain.org/PizzaBrain-12PieMenu.pdf"&gt;Check the menu and try not to laugh and get obscenely hungry at the same time.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5326/8751086612_9ea800ea97_z.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everything at Pizza Brain is so well considered (dare I say curated?) from the names of the pizzas, to their Pizza Brain logo guy, to their social media accounts. &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/mypizzabrain"&gt;All&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://pizzabrains.tumblr.com"&gt;on&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://instagram.com/mypizzabrain/"&gt;point&lt;/a&gt;. Their Vine account RULES.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe height="435" src="https://vine.co/v/bEgQOzp6A35/card" width="435"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe height="435" src="https://vine.co/v/bExbl7TXHDF/card" width="435"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This tiny pizza shop is a must-visit if you are within a 2 hour drive of Philly and like pizza. And let’s face it, everyone loves pizza.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51096620030</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51096620030</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone fat."</title><description>“Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone fat.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;When Strangers Click&lt;/em&gt;, a 2011 documentary about online dating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” &lt;span&gt;It also reminds me of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://sexworkerproblems.tumblr.com/post/51007834423/misandry-isnt-real-and-youre-erasing-the-experiences"&gt;something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;: “Misandry irritates. Misogyny kills.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I mean, it’s just &lt;em&gt;true.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tealeafprincess.tumblr.com/"&gt;tealeafprincess&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Misandry irritates. Misogyny kills.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;That’s it.  That’s it right there.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oddpicturesoddpeople.tumblr.com/"&gt;oddpicturesoddpeople&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51096490064</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51096490064</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:29 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7380a86edd1263e1bb7b72b8b5b77b39/tumblr_mn7ria8c4Y1qlocr1o1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51095453076</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51095453076</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:20:05 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>idk how to reply to a reply but i would nvr unfollow u &lt;3</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Um ok, good, bc i love you!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51093160770</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51093160770</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:12 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d8b32402679f6d1ab7aaadf3d9d8a69/tumblr_mn7gnki8fv1qzlc1ro1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7af08f000331bbf0881d37ae53944467/tumblr_mn7gnki8fv1qzlc1ro2_r1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51090670028</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51090670028</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:23 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly8l8lsbkZ1qzex76o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057409936</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057409936</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:55:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aeb98608e2f761594dab3ec1dcc51e5d/tumblr_mn6la7nDsn1ql5yr7o1_400.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057354263</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057354263</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:53:59 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>genocidercyo:

clockey:

you’re the window to my wall

you’re the sweat that drips down my balls
</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://genocidercyo.tumblr.com/post/50690814174/clockey-youre-the-window-to-my-wall-youre"&gt;genocidercyo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://clockey.tumblr.com/post/50690679642/youre-the-window-to-my-wall"&gt;clockey&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;you’re the window to my wall&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;you’re the sweat that drips down my balls&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057281478</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057281478</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:51:27 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mebsc3BYeW1qkyz1oo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mebsc3BYeW1qkyz1oo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057261247</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057261247</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:50:45 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04ae59f0348eca8628720e0ef48243de/tumblr_mlzhtbLSJj1qd5giho1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057042543</link><guid>http://tiedwithab0w.tumblr.com/post/51057042543</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:43:13 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>themilitantbaker:


May 19, 2013
Mike Jeffriesc/o Abercrombie...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/85a1d62f25013062b02483cb1fa78310/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7af67b5ce7d8dda7a89bd382d535715f/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2f0a4a979b66416bd04d9ff269e3b41/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5d572ebdc96b74ca8d6eba19bc07c651/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed437bc88aaef60507fcf9895ca8b217/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/50790348327f2af7f13880e508d08e3f/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/834fcaa977395439edf99e910255f42f/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dcecb153b7fc107d6697daa94e46fa77/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71bc4a06ce7cf816d09313dae1e47ab4/tumblr_mn2y0wLvWq1rn33gdo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themilitantbaker.tumblr.com/post/50884837783/may-19-2013-mike-jeffries-c-o-abercrombie"&gt;themilitantbaker&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 19, 2013&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Mike Jeffries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;c/o Abercrombie &amp; Fitch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Campus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;6301 Fitch Path&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;New Albany, Ohio 43054&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Hey Mike,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;I know you’ve been flooded with mail regarding your comments on sizeism&lt;span class="MsoCommentReference"&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;but I wanted to take a second to write you about a project I’ve been working on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;As a preface: Your opinion isn’t shocking; millions share the same sentiment. You’ve used your wealth and public platform to echo what many already say. However, it’s important you know that regardless of the numbers on your tax forms, your comments don’t stop anyone from being who they are; the world is progressing in inclusive ways whether you deem it cool or not. The only thing you’ve done through your comments (about thin being beautiful and only offering XL and XXL in your stores for men) is reinforced the &lt;/span&gt;unoriginal&lt;span&gt; concept that fat women are social failures, valueless, and undesirable. Your apology doesn’t change this.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;But oddly enough, that’s not all you have done. You have also created an incredible opportunity for social change.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Never in our culture do we see sexy photo shoots with short, fat, unconventional models paired with not short, not fat, professional models. To put it in your words: “unpopular kids” with “cool kids”. It’s socially acceptable for same to be paired with same, but never are contrasting bodies positively mixed in the world of advertisement. The juxtaposition of uncommonly paired bodies is visually jarring, and, even though I wish it didn’t, it causes viewers to feel uncomfortable. This is largely attributed to companies like yours that perpetuate the thought that fat women are not beautiful. This is inaccurate, but if someone were to look through your infamous catalog, they wouldn’t believe me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;I’ve enclosed some images for your consideration. Please let me know what you think.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;A note: I didn’t take these pictures to show that the male model found me attractive, or the photographer found me photogenic, or to prove that you’re an ostentatious dick. Rather, I was inspired by the opportunity to show that I am secure in my skin and to flaunt this by using the controversial platform that you created. I challenge the separation of attractive and fat, and I assert&lt;span class="MsoCommentReference"&gt; t&lt;/span&gt;hat they are compatible regardless of what you believe. Not only do I know that I’m sexy, but I also have the confidence to pose nude in ways you don’t dare. You’re are more than welcome to prove me wrong by posing shirtless with a hot fat chick; it would thrill me to see such a shoot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;I’m sure you didn’t intend for this to be the outcome, but in many ways you are kind of brilliant. Not only are you a marketing genius (brand exclusivity really &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; a profitable move) but you also accidentally created an opportunity to challenge our current social construct. My hope is that the combination of these contrasting bodies will someday be as ubiquitous as the socially accepted ideal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ever so sincerely,&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Jes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;P.S. If you would like to offer me a “substantial amount” to stop wearing your brand so my association won’t “cause significant damage to your image”, don’t hesitate to email me. I respect you as a business man, and my agent and I would be happy to contribute in furthering your established success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;P.P.S. You should know your Large t-shirt comfortably fits a size 22. You might want to work on that.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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