The Body Image Site for Every Body
By Valerie Kusler Mainstream pop culture's back-and-forth, wishy-washy affair with body image is nothing new -- but it seems to be rearing its head now more than ever. TV line-ups are springing up shows like "Huge" from ABC Family and the new fall series, "Mike & Molly" from CBS. At first glance, it's easy for mainstream … [Read more...]
July 11, 2010|By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic Recent and upcoming shows including 'Drop Dead Diva,' 'Huge' and 'Mike and Molly' buck tradition and portray overweight people as actual humans. After years of excavating their alien habits on talk shows, and of turning weight loss into the sort of blood … [Read more...]
Not So Pretty In Pink: Are Girls' Toys Too Girly? by Beth Gardiner at Time Twin sisters Abi and Emma Moore noticed a few years ago how different their south London houses looked as Abi's started filling up with her sons' toy dinosaurs and trains and Emma's turned pink and girly with her daughters' playthings. Already … [Read more...]
About a week ago, I began reading an article in the New York Times Magazine called, "The Audacity of Precious". I was so pissed by what I read in the first few paragraphs I couldn't finish the piece at that time. When Precious' plight lands her in a special school, she blossoms: the audience's initial rejection of Precious, … [Read more...]
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 the … [Read more...]
Today in reference to Demi Moore, someone jokingly asked me, "What do you have against cougars?" My response? "I'm all for cougars, but let's just call them what they are, grown ass women who own their sexuality, are comfortable in their skin and deserve to be celebrated and not demonized as desperate predators." … [Read more...]
Fairy Tale Heroines Return To Dark Roots In Modern Setting By Intern Katy, Jezebel.com After observing her daughter's recent interest in Disney's Fairy tales, artist Dina Goldstein was inspired to create the "Fallen Princess" series, which shows the famed Princesses in dark modern-day dramas. Goldstein's work depicts several … [Read more...]
by Latoya Peterson at Racialicious.com Whose Pussy Is This? Now I have to ask this question Cuz you mothafuckas keep disrespectin' my shit In every line that your lame asses spit I'm forced to hear about my pussy That is always on sale A hot retail item wrapped in plastic for $12.99 And this shit is drastic Bcuz … [Read more...]
Transformers' Jive-Talking Robots Raise Race Issues LOS ANGELES - Harmless comic characters or racist robots? The buzz over the summer blockbuster "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" only grew Wednesday as some said two jive-talking Chevy characters were racial caricatures. Skids and Mudflap, twin robots disguised as … [Read more...]
Originally posted from the New York Times. I was struck by this image for it says so much about our culture. … [Read more...]
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