Tag Archives: weight
The great weight debate
TweetI, like many women, have been unhappy with my weight for the majority of the last decade. Currently, for example, I weigh about 40 pounds more than I would like to. But there’s a twist to my story, a narrative I haven’t read anywhere before. I have also spent a lot of time being upset about not weighing [...]
How to Subvert Sexism in Targeted Online Ads
Targeted, self-serve online advertising takes both the problem of sexist advertising and the process of subversion to a whole new level - because when you bombard people with only one kind of ad based on factors like their sex, gender and age, you saturate their psyches with certain messages over and over again. Here's how to combat it.
Also tagged Activism, advertising, Beauty, Body Image, Marriage, Sexism, sexism in advertising, weddings 7 Comments
Does the media expect too much from us?
TweetNote: This is a work in progress for a speech for my Feminist Group at my University. A topic that I am very passionate about is trying to stop the mainstream media’s “ideal image” of women. There presence is known from when you are younger in the realm of Barbies to what ever age you [...]
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Destruction of Body Image
TweetI had never realized how easy it is to destroy your own body image; your own self-worth. I realize that the article I want to talk about is several years old, but I felt the need to share this. I’ve spent the last little while trying to slowly build up my own body image and [...]
Also tagged Body Image, fashion, self-worth 8 Comments
“Careful the things you say, children will listen.”