body image
Article Outrage: The Archetypal Man
We all know that the media loves to play hide and seek with women’s self esteem: magazines Photoshop “flaws,” beauty ads sell anti-aging everything, and you can’t watch a half hour of television without learning how to make your butt firmer, your thighs leaner, your hair longer…the list is endless. The general population is starting [...]
A Body Challenge: Breast Cancer
This article was originally posted at Awakened Aesthetic one year ago today. Most of those that read The Demoiselles are women, and we can all resonate with the fear that comes when we hear the words “breast cancer.” We may have even mused on what it would be like to lose our breasts, which are [...]
Noteworthy #4: Daphne Guinness
Some people might be surprised to find Daphne Guinness included in our Noteworthy collection. Contrary to popular assumption, Daphne Guinness is highly active in promoting healthy bodies, and has even been quoted noting her own issues with weight – being underweight, that is. An active charity-supporter, muse, and art hero – Daphne Guinness is a [...]
Noteworthy #003: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt has been the center of some major scrutiny when it comes to “ideal bodies” in the media’s eyes. One vacation produced photos that spanned the ‘net and lingered for months, and months… She handled it like a pro, though, and returns triumphantly with a great outlook on body image. Coming from a [...]
The Body You Want is the Body You’ve Got
I recently met with a trainer – you know, one of those free sessions you get for joining a gym – to discuss my “workout goals” and how to reach them. When he asked for my goal weight I said, “Something like 125. I mean, that’s a soft goal. I’m not sure where my body [...]
Noteworthy #002: Christina Hendricks
Christina Hendricks, of Firefly notoriety (our favorite) and current Mad Men fame, is a constant topic of discussion here, as you may have noticed. She was recently interviewed as a “Healthy Celebrity” (noteworthy on its own, good job, media!) in the latest issue of Health magazine. It took only three questions about random things before [...]
Link Love
This is a collection of brilliant posts collected by The Demoiselles over the week. Some may have been featured on our Twitter, some may have been sent to use through email, or by our friends on Facebook. Please check out, and send love to the blogs featured here – they’re all worth a look! Jezebel [...]
Trench Warfare! Firing Range! …Shoe tying? = WEIGHT LOSS!
An article on Jezebel yesterday alerted us of a New Zealand advertisement for a weight loss drug, Xenical. Sure, we’ve all seen commercials on the tube for everything from pills to patches to pulsating electrical currents that promise to shed the pounds while you sit around sedentary – ahh, the easy life. But what if [...]
The Cause & The Symptom: Retaining Interest
I’ve struggled with negative body image and self-scrutiny for the majority of my life. At this point, age 25, I’m fairly comfortable saying that I’ve just about overcome it. Writing TD and analyzing my mental and physical tendencies has allowed me to truly see how much hating my physical form really affected my life. Things [...]
UK Department Store Shuns Retouching
What a refreshing development – Debenhams, a UK retail store, is running a swim campaign by loudly renouncing retouched photos. Yes, selling swimsuits by showing images of models that haven’t had their arms literally shaved off and their waists whittled to unbelievable proportions. Could it really be true? Yes. The store’s windows display large, clear [...]
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