Tag Archives: body image
Sunday Scraps 61 (Delayed on account of flames)
1. YOGA: A student project pokes fun at the ubiquitous Lululemon bags with a spoof product. From positive affirmations to “Your worth as a woman depends on people looking at your butt.” 2. DIET: From iVillage, a collection of stories … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Body Image, Advertising, Politics, Gender, Sports, Chicago
Evidence
So remember my squeaky, sexy, humiliating/empowering march across the gym floor? Remember how I said there was a photographer present? Rest assured, he captured everything. When I got the link to the Facebook album full of evidence, I cringed. I … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Sports
I Will Not Be Joining Your Gym
Yesterday, I thought about joining a gym. It’s in my building, group classes, shower access, blah blah blah. I went to investigate and it turns out, I will not be joining this gym. Here’s why: The scene: The lobby of the … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Body Image, Sports
Gilded Age Pin-Ups
Retronaut has a truly outstanding collection of photos of exotic dancers from the 1890s. Such a treat: Costumes reigned supreme in the gilded age as well: Chuckle-worthy? Yes. Guffaws? Quite possibly. What’s really cool for me, though, is the reminder … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image, Media, Sex
Sunday Scraps 47
1. HOLLYWOOD: Grantland‘s Mark Harris explores the complexities of black actresses exclusively getting Oscar nominations for playing maids. 2. CALVIN: From BookRiot, 16 things that Calvin and Hobbes say better than anyone else. Includes “You know, Hobbes, some days even … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 45
1. TIM: Interview with Tim Gunn in Mother Jones about his childhood, his It Gets Better spot, and consistently being the best thing about Project Runway. 2. PEGGY: Watch Peggy Orenstein (author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter) on Anderson Cooper’s … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Body Image, Books, Education, Gender, Media
Sunday Scraps 44
1. POLITICS: Presidential candidacies meet the logic of online dating at USA Today. Choose your issues, rank their importance, see who your dream date to the White House is. 2. TWEEN: Who doesn’t love a precocious kid spouting eloquent, passionate, … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Body Image, Books, Gender, Hollywood, Media, Politics, Really Good Writing by Other People, Sex
“Don’t worry, we’ll get it all fixed”
I’m still thinking about that “Death of Pretty” article I wrote about yesterday. But no matter how much I mull it over, all that happens is that my list of objections grows and I just get more irate. I’ve discovered … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image
“The Death of Pretty”
Read this piece called “The Death of Pretty” by Pat Archbold at the National Catholic Register. You’ve been warned; you will want to tear your hair and wail. Archbold’s thesis goes like this: “Pretty” is the combination of aesthetic beauty … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Gender, Sex
