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The Dove/Axe Contradiction
Gidget Goes Home | 17 hours ago by Gidget
Does anyone else find it ironic that the brand behind The Campaign for Real Beauty is owned by the same parent company as a brand that completely objectifies women? I wouldn’t neccessarily classify myself as a feminist in the traditional sense, read more
5 Seriously Bootylicious Divas
The Diva Muse | October 12th 2008 by Diva Muse
I have always admired a woman who can carry herself, with her head high, with confidence and a sense of self worth. We are bombarded with images and ideas of “beauty” and yet, there are many women who don’t necessarily fit into that read more
IS SHE THE SEXIEST WOMAN ON TV?
MEANINGFUL DISTRACTION | October 12th 2008 by LarkNY
Page 6 Magazine gave some pretty high marks this weekend to Mad Men’s resident bombshell, Cristina Hendricks. The legendary gossip tab is crowning her ”the sexiest woman on TV today,” a “throwback to the days of Mari read more
Nuns Can Look But Not Touch
Grounded Fitness | October 11th 2008 by Kelly
I found another one. I think this one is geared towards men. What’s going on!?? grounded fitness, fitness, health, yoga, pilates, strength training, personal trainer, cardiovascular, cardio, exercise, wellness, weight loss, blog, blogging, read more
Butt trouble
Girl Under There | October 11th 2008
I have strong legs and gluts. I’ve always had strong legs and gluts. That’s probably why I was able to continue hiking and distance walking/trekking after I gained almost 120 lbs between two pregnancies. I started ice skating at the age o read more
Pulling out the winter scarves
Girl Under There | October 10th 2008
We were surprised by a brutally cold and windy snowstorm today, and I had to scramble to find the rest of our winter clothes and scarves. It’s pretty, it’s falling hard in thick, soft flakes, but I’m not ready. It’s only early read more
I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive | October 10th 2008 by Seaneen
Hundreds of people read this post and seven people commented! The internet, there! Then again, I’m a notorious lurker. I’m slightly famous! Went to a conference arranged by the Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust in aid of M read more
BLONDE DISPATCHES: The Anti-Marilyn and the Pitfalls of Being Bl…
undercover blonde | October 10th 2008
by TommyGirlSometimes I forget that I have blonde hair. That's because I've spent most of my pre-adult and adult life trying to make others ignore that fact. I've always been aware that people pre-judge me based on how I look. And every time I meet a read more
Not Eating Grapes Makes You Unhappy and Draw on Yourself
Grounded Fitness | October 10th 2008 by Kelly
I consider myself a fairly intellegent individual, but… Does anyone else understand this ad? Is this supposed to make me want to workout? Am I supposed to want to eat fruit? It looks like a bad America’s Next Top Model photoshoot. Thi read more
Actions Speak Louder than Words
The Fight for Fitness | October 9th 2008
Here are some interesting excerpts from an article written by a woman who struggled with eating disorders and body image issues throughout her adolescence. It’s titled What I Wish You Would Have Said from Dove’s Campaign for Real Beaut read more
Movies that promote body acceptance?
The-F-Word | October 9th 2008 by Rachel
The husband and I netflixed (is that a verb now?) the movie “Secret Society” and watched it the other night. Here’s a brief synopsis: The 2000 film follows hefty heroine Daisy (Charlotte Brittain), a 20s-something Yorkshire woman m read more
“For the Sin We Have Committed:” Eating Not Just Sustainably,…
The Jew & The Carrot | October 8th 2008 by The Jew & The Carrot
Thanks to Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster for this guest post. Rabbi Kahn-Troster is Director of Education and Outreach for Rabbis for Human Rights North America. In Judaism, confession is a group experience. On Yom Kippur, we stand together as a community read more
Figure 8’s
What A Tragic Comedy | October 7th 2008 by Juliet
I’m kind of at odds with my figure. I’m 5′5 and I can’t believe I’d admitting my weight on my blog but somewhere between 135 and 140 pounds. Scales and I don’t run in the same circles. Or any circles at all for tha read more
Been Awhile
Whispering Wynds | October 7th 2008 by Christine
So it’s been a while since I’ve blogged here. I’ve blogged at my other blogs, but not here. I guess most of my posts have been more niche type posts, and this blog is more of my “Other” blog or the “None of the read more
Unrest
Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive | October 7th 2008 by Seaneen
This post has been brought to courtesy of “” and italics. Fair thee well, my wonderful camera. It finally gave up the ghost yesterday, whirring into life before flashing me with blankness and clamouring to a standstill. Now it refuses read more
An Unhealthy Obsession with Health
Living Without Meat | October 7th 2008 by Sally Andersen
At what point in our quest for skinny, fit bodies do we cross the line from a healthy mentality, to an obsession with being in shape, and then to an eating disorder? At what point, when we are giving health tips to each other, should we pull back one read more
Too fat for fitness? Weigh in with your experiences
The-F-Word | October 7th 2008 by Rachel
Dear Amy ran a question last week from a reader concerned about an overweight 12-year-old relative with unhealthy eating habits. The well-intentioned relative cited concerns about a family history of diabetes and wanted to address the issue without read more
Margaret Cho’s Beautiful Tour
Feminist Review | October 7th 2008 by Ama Lee
Margaret Cho’s Beautiful Tour, which began in February 2008, is still scheduled to visit a number of lucky locations throughout the United States. As usual, Cho’s brand of feminist, LGBTQ, activist, and politicized humor was hilarious, raunchy, a read more
The-F-word gets blogging kudos from NEDA
The-F-Word | October 6th 2008 by Rachel
I think its I who should be thanking NEDA for all the outreach and education they do. Still, it’s nice to occasionally be reminded and know that your time and efforts are well-spent. October 6, 2008 Dear Rachel Richardson, I am writing on beha read more
Louis C. K. - chewed up
The Skinny Online | October 5th 2008 by Lisa Sargese
"The outrage againstwhat they said is good. It's healthy. Go for it.But keeping them on the airis more important. To all my liberal friends out there, please imagine if they were suspended for saying that we need to get out of Iraq, for read more
One Tough Lady
Diary of a Nudist - Blog | October 4th 2008 by nudiarist
You really have to admire Christina Applegate.On the eve of her radical double mastectomy, she posed for nude photos, including close-ups of her breasts so she could remember them. She is now in the process of getting fake replacements. "You've got s read more
Jesus Thighs
The Skinny Online | October 4th 2008 by Lisa Sargese
"If you ask people what they want,they usually talk aboutwanting what they don't have, rather than what they already do have.They tend to ignoreand take for grantedwhat they already haveand enjoy,and only noticewhat is missing."- Richard Bandler"The read more
Perfect Girls: My Story
Perfect Girls | October 3rd 2008 by KH
My name is KH. I am twenty years old. For more than six years, I have dealt with body image issues and eating disorders.It all began the summer before I entered high school. My best friend and I, both pretty, popular little things, had made the high read more
Melt Up
The Skinny Online | October 3rd 2008 by Lisa Sargese
"If we reallylove ourselves, everythingin our lifeworks." - Louise L. HayYesterday's meltdown didn't leave me too melted.It could have been worse.In the past my response would have beento bingeto the point of sicknessand/ortake drugs to go numb,cry m read more
Too Much Intimacy, Men’s Body Image, and a Cat Fight
Amazing Your Lovers | October 2nd 2008 by Tyler
Friday, no better time to surf the sex web and see what’s up. First, I Was Jake (now I’m married) is in agreement which what I was talking about last week… Too Much Intimacy is a bad thing. Remember the keep the mystery in the relat read more
Body Image continued
MidLife Maze | October 2nd 2008 by Ellen Besso
We saw an interesting movie the other night put on by the Sunshine Coast Film Society. It’s called What About Me?, I was told that it was shown at the Vancouver Film Festival recently, but hasn’t been released into theaters here in Canada read more
Self Esteem in the Sh*tter
The Skinny Online | October 2nd 2008 by Lisa Sargese
Please enjoy thesehorribly unflatteringpictures of me.And when you're done,scroll down to myequally horrifying video.I suck.I've lost 140+ pounds but I'm still fat.I've done so much work on my body image and self esteem and I still believe thatI suc read more
Secrets of the (pregnant) stars
The-F-Word | October 2nd 2008 by Rachel
MSNBC’s Scoop reports how Jessica Alba is using a classic pro-ana tip as weight-loss inspiration: The actress, who delivered daughter Honor Marie in June, is buying clothes that are at least a size too small for her current weight, In Touch re read more
Beauty Standards Have Sure Changed
Momgrind | October 1st 2008 by vered
Photo credit: Library of Congress via pingnews This photo, taken in 1919, is titled: "Miss DuBois Ferguson, who has been judged physically perfect." Would she be considered "perfect" today? read more
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