Dr. Robyn Silverman September is an amazing month for action. You can smell it in the air. Back to work. Back to school. Back to…snarky body-bashing comments from “friends,” coworkers, and the girl next door who, as it turns out, isn’t that nice after all. What are we doing? It’s time to get it together. [...]
Body Image TV
Dora too Modelesque to Be a Girl’s Role Model? Dr. Robyn Silverman Many parents and my fellow bloggers were feeling a bit queasy when Mattel released their controversial silhouette on March 6th. We couldn’t help but wonder if Dora was becoming the new Diva– the new Bratz, or the new Lindsey Lohan or Miley Cyrus [...]
Why Girls are Confused…again: Body Size Messages Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman We know we’re constantly bombarded with photos indirectly suggesting to women and girls that “thin is in and thin is beautiful (and fat is NOT).” Messages accompany these photos that tell us 51 ways to lose weight, tone up, get rid of cellulite, and [...]
“Parents face a complicated situation,” Brownell says. “They have to promote healthy weight, but they also don’t want to change children into diet-crazed fanatics.” There was a great article in Time Magazine regarding the much discussed “thin and happy” vs. “fat and unhealthy” medical/media beef. A must read. The dilemma is born due to the [...]
This Youtube, featured on colleague, Kate Harding’s blog, made me laugh so hard I just needed to share it with all of you. As you know, branding and advertising is a huge part of our culture. We have been made painfully aware of the stereotyping, photo retouching, skinny model using world of press that often [...]
Media uses photo retouching for many reasons; changing color, lighting, and feel of pictures. Editors can put make-up on, take clothes away, thin out, bulk up, or completely change the model in the photo. Which leads to the questions; is it ever OK to look like yourself? Can real teens every look as good as [...]
Do magazine diet articles make an impact on girls’ body image? In a 2007 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, researchers from the University of Minnesota suggest that when teen girls read articles about diet and weight loss, it could have unhealthy consequences years later. Magazines feature impossibly thin supermodels next to “back-to-school” diet plans [...]
Thank-you to Kate Harding for bringing this video from the creators of Wallace and Gromit to our attention! Would these clay animations get plastic surgery? How do they feel about their physique? Find out here! [digg=http://digg.com/educational/Wallace_and_Gromit_Claymation_Body_Image_Views]
On a recent episode of Intervention, a show on A & E, a mother and daughter were highlighted. While the intervention was initially meant to be focused on the daughter, Caylee, it became clear that the mother, Christy, also needed help. As a young girl, Caylee remembers her mother picking on her and telling her [...]
