January 26, 2012
Women’s rights campaigners have demanded that UK newspapers be put under scrutiny. They claim that mainstream newspapers such as The Sun objectify women. This is just one of the papers which features a topless “Page 3″ model. While living in the UK I found it shocking to find half-naked women in a mainstream newspaper which ...
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 22, 2011
Samantha Shaw’s very early ear surgery to prevent the possibility of bullying was shocking to many people but it turns out many women who have been bullied because of their physical appearance believe plastic surgery could end their problems. The cosmetic surgery group Liberate surveyed 3,000 British women aged 18 to 30 to evaluate women’s ...
Tags: appearance,
bullying,
cosmetic surgery,
feminism,
fixing your appearance,
fixing yourself,
Liberate,
models of beauty,
plastic surgery,
preventative surgery,
samantha shaw,
sexualization of women,
societal pressures,
solution to bullying,
United Kingdom
June 10, 2011
Feminism is motivated by the idea that women should be allowed to do what men do without judgment or disdain, right? Does that extend to walking around entirely topless? A mystery woman walked around Manhattan topless in the unbearable heat earlier this week, creating a sweet little Internet buzz. If men can do it, why ...
Tags: breasts,
clothing restrictions,
feminism,
Go Topless Day,
Hasidic Jew,
New York City,
public nudity,
sexualization of women,
topless in public,
women's liberation,
women’s bodies,
World Naked Bike Ride
June 2, 2011
A dress code stating that all women must wear skirts in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) starting from the Grand Prix tournaments as of June 1st recently came under fire. Well, June 1st has come, players, sports commentators and feminists alike have protested, and the rule has now been shelved! The new dress code was ...
Tags: dress code,
female athletes,
feminism,
London 2012 Olympics,
Sepp Blatter,
Sertaç Sehlikoglu,
sexism,
sexualization of women,
skirts,
sports,
sports commentators,
The Badminton World Federation,
University of Cambridge
April 16, 2011
Middle school girls took their suspension due to their love of boobies to a national courtroom and found that the justice system also loves the lady lumps. The “I heart boobies” bracelet campaign has been prosperous, meaningful, and ultimately a success for breast cancer awareness and fundraising. Bracelets made by the Keep A Breast Foundation ...
June 21, 2010
Dancing and music videos go together like Fred and Ginger. Janet Jackson lead the rhythm nation and Britney Spears followed in her choreographed steps. But the women of the noughties are falling short, preferring poses to fancy footwork. But less dancing can only lead to better music. Hortense from Jezebel is saddened by this state ...
Tags: Britney Spears,
California Gurls,
dancers,
dancing,
Katy Perry,
music,
music industry,
music vidoes,
objectificaiton of women,
Oops I did it again,
pop music,
sexism,
sexualization of women,
singer songwriters,
songs,
Thinking of You,
video,
video killed the radio star
April 27, 2010
The science experiment has concluded and half-naked women everywhere are doing their happy dance of smugness. Seismic activity was pretty normal on April 26, 2010, despite Boobquake. But what did it really prove?
Tags: Boobquake,
Boobquake results,
boobs,
breasts,
earthquakes,
experiment,
Jen,
nudity,
objectificaiton of women,
sexualization of women,
women's issues