Why Shawn Johnson’s Weight Loss is Not Heroic
By Ashley-Michelle Papon Three years ago, America fell in love with the plucky Shawn Johnson. Just 16, she captured plenty of hearts—and headlines—with three silver medals during the 2008 Olympics. The talented gymnast also took home a gold medal, a highlight for many during a … Read More...>
The Breast Wars: Why Time Magazine is Part of a Bigger Problem
By Sayantani DasGupta Oh, get over your misogynistic self, Time Magazine. "Are you Mom enough?" screams the headline. And while it's a far cry from Henry V's St. Crispin's Day speech before the battle of Agincourt (we band of brothers! er, sisters?), just that annoying headline is … Read More...>
Bras & Bordo: Living and “Reading the Slender Body”
by Hope Bordeaux “Increasingly, the size and shape of the body have come to operate as a market of personal, internal order (or disorder)—as a symbol for the emotional, moral, or spiritual state of the individual.” —Susan Bordo, “Reading the Slender Body” in Unbearable … Read More...>
Seeing Beauty in All: Over-40 Nudes
By Sharon Haywood In the summer of 2010 photographer Keith Seat gave life to the project … More...>
Beauty and the Double Standard of Aging
By Lisa Wade, PhD Cross-posted from Sociological Images Today I had the pleasure of … More...>
Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America (Hardcover)
From Publishers Weekly Whether it's hip-hop diva Lil' Kim's "weave of the week" or … More...>
Feel Fat? Try Burlesque to Feel Beautiful
By Kitty Cavalier Recently a friend told me she wants to love her body but she always … More...>
Discrimination and EDNOS: One Woman’s Story
By Kath at Fat Heffalump My name is Kath and I suffer from an eating … More...>
Go Barefaced to Raise Awareness for Eating Disorders on Feb. 27th
By Valerie Kusler In December 2011, The Renfrew Center Foundation – a non-profit … More...>
What Not to Say to Someone with an Eating Disorder
By Maddie Ruud Good Intentions You just found out that your loved one has an eating … More...>
In the Name of Girls: The AMA Calls for Magazine Ads to End Photoshopping Bodies
By Pia Guerrero, Co-Founder/Editor When we first launched the Adios Barbie website 12 … More...>
The (Bluest) Eyes Have It
By Tami Winfrey Harris "Adults, older girls, shops, magazines, newspapers, window sign … More...>
