Photoshopping is dangerous. Not only does it show us a false view of reality, it has led to eating disorders in men, women and children. It causes people to compare their bodies to something that doesn’t exist. Fortunately, there may soon be a tool that shows us just how fake photoshopped pictures are. This tool would tell ...
As fashion week is upon us, it is easy to revel in the beauty of the fabrics, shoes, and hair pieces. But with fashion week also comes the fun of watching the impossibly thin models strutting down the runway. It all seems so desirable when looking in from the outside. But as new reports reveal, ...
Nancy Upton is awesome. She is also a member of the community of plus sized women who kick ass. American Apparel is not so awesome. Their worlds have collided thanks to Nancy and a ridiculous contest created by the delusional minds of American Apparel. They decided to play down their sexist, sizeist image by creating ...
Vogue Italia, the pinnacle of high fashion magazines, just put three plus-size models on its cover and the Brazilian transsexual model Lea T has been making a lot of waves in the fashion world. But don’t be fooled — this doesn’t mean the industry is more accepting of diversity. Carole White, Naomi Campbell’s former agent ...
There’s been a lot of debate lately about the legitimacy of some reputable fashion magazines’ interest in plus-size models. Some welcome the development, insisting real women have been made invisible for far too long. Others argue women larger than a size zero shouldn’t just grace the covers occasionally, but should be integrated into everyday fashion ...
It’s May. Bikini ads are out. The thought of wedging myself into my bathing suit is haunting me. Even nakedness sounds better. That would eliminate the unflattering bulges. But would I bare it all at the beach if I had the chance? Let’s weigh the pros and cons. Where you find the option of going ...
Ladies, throw down your copies of this month’s “real bodies” issue of Glamour magazine, and tighten your waistbands. Plus-size models are taking over the runways and they’re going to make us all fat! At least this is what a ridiculous study from The London School of Economics and Political Science would have us believe. The ...
With the series of sudden deaths of skinny models and the realization that not all women are a size 2, magazines have decided to feature plus size models. Take a quick tour of Glamour Magazine’s website and you’ll find a section called “Body Image.” There you will find pictures of plus-sized women and Body-Confidence Secrets. ...
Every day we are surrounded by the specter of beauty. With perfect faces and effortless hair, they offer to sell us cars or gum and part of us believes that we are seeing is real. We are told that the images are retouched, as if a painter popped in to correct the shading, but much ...
Fucking French Vogue and it’s juvenile need for attention. The magazine is back with another oh-so-shocking photo spread. We know it’s art because it is upsetting our delicate bourgeois sensibilities. No, it’s not pregnant women drinking and smoking this time. And they managed to avoid putting anyone in blackface. In fact, it’s quite humdrum for ...
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Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
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