August 11, 2011
Women’s image in the media has been sexualized ever since the beginning of advertising. The painted pin-ups were based off pictures of real women, but the paintings enhanced their curves the same way we use Photoshop and various airbrushing techniques today. But since then, things have worsened. It seems obvious at first, but gets more ...
Tags: airbrushing,
being sexy,
body image,
Erin Hatton,
hypersexualization,
Mary Nell,
men in the media,
photoshop,
pop culture,
puritanism,
Rolling Stone,
sexual repression,
sexual violence,
sexualization in the media,
sexualization of men,
sexualization of women,
University at Buffalo,
violence against women,
women in the media,
women's representation
July 14, 2011
They say, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” In that same logic, don’t judge a dream’s content at face value. To a certain extent, you probably already know not to do that. But when you have a steamy dream about a co-worker or a boss, it’s hard not believe that it simply means you ...
Tags: career,
career decisions,
dream analysis,
dream interpretation,
dreams,
Freud,
hidden messages,
lauri loewenberg,
laws of attraction,
office romance,
reading between the lines,
sex dreams,
sexual repression,
women at work,
women in business