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… Read More ›
beauty myth
Quicklink: Ashley Judd’s call to action on The Conversation about women’s looks
Great analysis from actor Ashley Judd in the Daily Beast regarding media speculation about her “puffy face” last month.
The Humbling of a Pretty Girl
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.
The Barbie Distortion
[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.
Going grey
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… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 