Emily McCombs
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New York, NY, United States
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Having A Messy House Doesn’t Make Me A Bad Person ― Or A Bad Mom
I have had several sink issues over the years. Mostly flies. Fruit flies, drain flies, gnats ― it’s unclear what specific infestation of little winged creatures have taken over my sink area, but the cause was evident: the dirty dishes I’d left stacked there for weeks at a time. I once looked inside a pasta sauce-encrusted pot to see it teeming with wriggling white maggots, a detail so disgusting… → Read More
A Eulogy For The Swimsuit Dress, A Plus-Size Rite Of Passage
"The swimsuit with a skirt, which covered one’s thighs, rear end, and distracted from the stomach, was the default plus-size option for young girls." → Read More
I Intervened When I Saw A Guy Abusing A Woman. Then I Learned How Wrong I Was.
"I couldn’t imagine watching a man assault a woman in the middle of the day in front of everyone and doing nothing." → Read More
My Fat Body Is Not A Punishment, No Matter What Drew Barrymore Says
Being fat, getting fat, staying fat: These are things that have no inherent moral value. → Read More
The Heartbreaking Reality Of Parenting In The Coronavirus Pandemic
I’m watching my son adapt to a new way of being amid the COVID-19 crisis. → Read More
I’m A Rape Survivor, And Chanel Miller’s ‘Know My Name’ Is The Book I Didn’t Know I Needed
Miller's case was a news and social media circus. Now she's reclaiming the narrative. → Read More
The Transformative Power Of Seeing Fat-Girl Sex On TV
Despite the dominant cultural narrative, there is no shortage of men of all sizes out there who are attracted to fat women. → Read More
If One More Dude Hits On Me On Words With Friends, I'm Changing My Pic To A Scary Clown
When you’re a woman, even something as seemingly innocuous as playing a word game is a different experience. → Read More
Should A Sexual Assault Follow You For Life? Victims Like Me Don't Get A Choice.
Why should perpetrators get to put their actions behind them when victims like me don’t? → Read More
I Gave Up Dating Apps And Caught The Man Of My Dreams In A Thirst Trap On Instagram
Instagram felt like a pleasant, low-pressure way to express my sexuality and get compliments from cute guys on the reg. → Read More
Guy Branum: I'm Tired Of Watching Famous Straight Guys Show Us What Gay Sex Is Like
So frequently we just assume that a straight white guy is capable of writing about anyone and understanding their perspective. → Read More
I Don't Want To Talk About My Tattoos With Strange Men
Even if you’re not touching or leering, commenting on tattoos perpetuates an entitlement to our bodies that women experience constantly. → Read More
Here's How This Webcam Model Turned Sitting On Cakes Into A Career
Warning: This article contains content that may be considered inappropriate for work environments. Gabriela Landazuri Saltos/HuffPost Like the cakes she bakes for them, Lindsay Dye’s performances have layers. While Dye, a 30-year-old Brooklyn resident, makes the bulk of her income from webcam modeling and performing as a cake sitter, she considers herself a businesswoman first and foremost. And… → Read More
Porn Stars Respond To Giuliani After His Attack On Stormy Daniels
“Women working in the adult film industry are extremely career-minded.” → Read More
What Kate Spade Meant To Me As A Person Who Struggles With Depression
Depression slowly drained the color out of my world. Kate Spade helped add some of it back in. → Read More
'This Bill Is Killing Us': 9 Sex Workers On Their Lives In The Wake Of FOSTA
This bill was supposed to fight sex trafficking. But it's driving women back to a riskier, pre-internet world of sex work. → Read More
A Eulogy For Craigslist's 'Casual Encounters,' And All The Sex I Found There
Where else could a woman decide she might like to engage in some light bondage at 2 a.m. -- and actually make it happen? → Read More
Trying To Make Friends Online Shook My Confidence More Than Online Dating Ever Did
Or, how Bumble BFF brought me to emotional rock bottom. → Read More
How To Pitch To HuffPost Opinion And HuffPost Personal
HuffPost has two new sections. We'd like to hear from you. → Read More
The Life-Changing Magic Of Being Believed About Rape
Because we can't all be lying, can we? → Read More