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Raising daughters to have high self-esteem and the problem with that

Raising daughters to have high self-esteem and the problem with that

By blue milk on August 3, 2012

So much good analysis in this piece from Jessica Valenti in The Nation – “The Upside of Ugly”: But this is the problem with teaching young women that the key to happiness and success is self-esteem. If our end goal for girls is simply to have them feel “confident”—especially about their looks—then we create a [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, media, parenting | Tagged beauty myth, gendered roles | 25 Responses

Quicklink: Ashley Judd's call to action on The Conversation about women's looks

Quicklink: Ashley Judd’s call to action on The Conversation about women’s looks

By tigtog on April 10, 2012

Great analysis from actor Ashley Judd in the Daily Beast regarding media speculation about her “puffy face” last month.

Posted in arts & entertainment, ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, health | Tagged *ist bullshit, beauty myth, body shaming, objectification | 6 Responses

The Humbling of a Pretty Girl

The Humbling of a Pretty Girl

By Chally on December 7, 2011

To say that the outlets reporting on this think of it as a shock or a misfortune, feel really bad for Ms Scruggs, and are inappropriately sexing it up, misses the main point. There are loads of bigger stories to care about, on economies, wars, and disease. The point is that they are latching on to the most popular plot in the world: the humbling of the pretty girl.

Posted in Culture, gender & feminism, media | Tagged beauty, beauty myth, beauty standards, body, gendered roles, socialisation | 3 Responses

The Barbie Distortion

The Barbie Distortion

By tigtog on November 28, 2011

[t]he media images and fashion icons that we aspire to emulate are constructions. Like billboard signs and magazine editorials, the pictures are manipulations that distort our sense of normal bodies.

Posted in gender & feminism, health | Tagged beauty myth, body, consumerism, fat shaming, toxic femininity | 9 Responses

Going grey

By tigtog on February 4, 2008

I was listening on the radio this morning, as I drove to Central Station to pick up my father (who had an appointment at RPAH for a minor procedure aimed at controlling the progression of his Paget’s Disease), to one Anne Kreamer, who was describing the array of responses she received when she decided to [...]

Posted in gender & feminism, Life | Tagged ageing, beauty myth, femininity | 19 Responses

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