Women 
Chris Rock’s New Documentary Get’s to the Root of Good Hair(0)
You gotta see “Good Hair.” It’s a great film for everyone, taking a humorously candid look at the politics of and price paid for beauty. A mix between Chris Rock’s cheeky stand-up and Michael Moore’s tongue-in-cheek documentaries, you’ll be surprised by the facts presented around the national and global politics surrounding the billion dollar Black [...]
Full Story»AP: German magazine swaps thin models for real women
By MELISSA EDDY (AP) – 1 day ago
BERLIN — Germany’s most popular women’s magazine announced Monday that it is banning professional models from its pages in favor of “real women” in an attempt to combat an unhealthy standard of rail-thin beauty that it says has isolated its readers.
The editor-in-chief of Germany’s bimonthly Brigitte told reporters [...]
Caster Semenya’s True Identity Is Up to Her
Gotta love the ongoing coverage around Caster Semenya, the South African runner whose gender has been questioned since her victory last month at the 2009 World Championships. Not only does this issue raise questions around gender and privacy, it also shows how absolutely skewed our conceptions of beauty and femininity are.
In his piece Embattled Track [...]
Save Your Boobs, Unless They’re Saggy
Update: Jezebel and The LA Times have posted two new stories also shaming the “Save the Boobs” campaign.
Just came across this psa “Save the Boobs” for ReThink Breast Cancer. In an effort to reach a hip, young, media savvy audience about the impact of breast cancer on young women, this campaign does nothing to lift [...]