"During high school, my ambivalence towards sexism made me obsess over my body to the point of self-hatred." -- Wow, does that resonate with me. Like many a young woman in my "day" (and no doubt still today), I was inculcated in the belief that I had "figure flaws" -- which were tantamount to character flaws. Hence decades of dieting and angst and failing to appreciate the body I had. But thank you, Princella, for making me aware of the whole notion of ambivalent sexism, especially the insidiousness of "benevolent" sexism. The article you link to is fascinating, and a good beginning for what certainly merits further reading.