Pick up a magazine turn on the TV and you ll find few women who haven t been fried dyed plucked or tucked. In short you ll see no body outlaws. The writers in this groundbreaking anthology reveal a world where bodies come in all their many-splendored shapes sizes colors and textures. In doing so they expand the national dialogue on body image to include race ethnicity sexuality and power--issues that while often overlooked are intimately linked to how women feel about their bodies. Body Outlaws offers stories by those who have chosen to ignore subvert or redefine the dominant beauty standard in order to feel at home in their bodies.