Hey there, readers! Sorry I haven’t posted for a few days. I’ve actually been dealing with a lot of wedding stuff that I’m just trying to get done before school starts on Monday, and it’s been both fun and trying. I think the most difficult part is something that I’ve even worked on mentally preparing [...]
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Tag Archives: body image
Quick Hit: Women and Body Image… From A Man’s Perspective
This article might be the best article about women’s experiences of body image issues that I have ever read. And, best of all, a man wrote it! *gasp!* I have had a few body image breakdowns lately, mostly wedding related (my hair isn’t long enough, I want long hair for the wedding but I hate [...]
Only the Photogenic Need Apply
If I weren't so close to finished with this graduate program, I would have quit after this incident yesterday. I was contacted about a week ago by a woman in the marketing department of the college. She left a message saying I had been recommended by the department chair of the English graduate program at [...]
On Body Image: Men and Advertising
I strongly believe that it is just as important to discuss how men appear in advertising as it is to discuss how women appear in advertising. Men suffer from body image issues just as women do, often as a direct result of the bombardment of images from the media. You’ve got your total binary here: [...]
On Body Image: An Admission
I’ve admitted before that I’m skinny. Today, I’d like to admit that I work out and track the food I eat. I don’t work out as much as I used to. In college, it was at least twice a day. While at my first job, it was at least once a day. Now that I [...]
This is NOT a food blog, but…
… there were quite a few Tweeps and family members that wanted to know how my impressive dinner for Tim went yesterday, and when I’m asked, I deliver. I started the morning yesterday motivated to do something, but not so much motivated to do any actual work. So I spent the day scouring my Woman’s [...]
Teaching Feminism and Body Image: What is Dove Really Selling?
Yesterday, during a lesson on persuasive rhetorical techniques, I showed my students a number of commercials, asking them whether the technique used was Logos, Ethos, or Pathos. Along with this, I asked them what the ad was trying to sell, what it claimed about the product, if there was any bias present, etc. A friend [...]
On Body Image: More of Me to Be Friends With
Today’s post is a guest post from Trelk. You can find his blog here and follow him on Twitter here. Today I have decided to voice a problem I’ve had for some time. Body image. We all struggle with it. Not just overweight women, not just women. Everyone. Sure there are those who really are [...]
On Body Image: Sara Jacobsen
This post comes from one of my former students, Sara Jacobsen, and I could not be more proud of her! By no means would I consider myself a vain or pretentious person. I am, however, well aware that when based strictly on appearance, I am more fortunate than some. Not-so fondly do I remember my [...]
On Body Image: How Confidence Affects Self Image
I find it sort of ironic that just a few weeks ago, I kicked off a new series on body image. Why? Because this week, my self image has been the lowest it has been in a while. I’m not saying I hate myself. No way. Not even close. But a few things have happened [...]
