magazines
Shed Your Weight Problem Here.
A simple post for some simple truths. The relevance of appearance magazines to body image is evident in a recent survey of adolescent girls: 69% reported that magazine pictures influence their idea of the perfect body shape, and 47% claimed that the pictures influenced them to want to diet to lose weight (Fieldetal.,1999). Analyses of [...]
And It Begins Again: New Year, New [Diet]
New Year’s Resolutions often bring fad diets, forced exercise, and disappointment – all at the hands of media suggestion via commercials, advertisements and magazines. Instead of a big bowl of shame for the new year, why not pick up some self-empowering publications instead?
The Photoshop Law
This is bordering on old news, but being that “The Photoshop Law” hasn’t been approved yet, it bears mentioning (over and over again). While America still hasn’t jumped on the bandwagon, the U.K. and France are mulling over the idea of imposing a law stating that PhotoShopped and manipulated images must issue notices disclosing the [...]
Stars Are Taking Action Against Photoshopping
Finally, the subjects of over-photoshopped magazine spreads and covers are starting to get annoyed that their beauty still isn’t good enough for glossies (without 9 hours of retouching). Recently, there have been an influx of international magazines taking steps against furthering unrealistic beauty standards. Elle France‘s recently published April issue featured their cover models and [...]
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