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skinniness





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It’s painful to navigate, and while Michael has always been great to me, I become anxious whenever I think about the role my skinniness played in his attraction to me.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2020

But while our experiences vary, skinniness isn’t a free pass from the burdens of self-consciousness and the psychic struggle that a ruthlessly superficial society inflicts.

From Salon Oct. 12, 2015

Despite his youth and beanpole skinniness, Mr. Benson — wide-eyed but deadpan in manner — already has the height of a grown-up.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2012

Even in her early films, her height, her skinniness and her wistfulness combined to get her noticed.

From The Guardian Jan. 20, 2011

He stared down at my dirty clothes, my skinniness, the squirming bundle at my back.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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