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… Read more ›
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… Read more ›
… 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… Read more ›
Today’s guest post on body image comes from Amanda ReCupido. You can read more on her blog, The Undomestic Goddess, and you can follow her on twitter. This post is a cross post from her blog. As mentioned, I’m doing… Read more ›
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… Read more ›
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.… Read more ›
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… Read more ›
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… Read more ›
This post on body image comes from the wonderful, talented, and beautiful Danine Spencer. You can find her blog at http://danine.net/ and follow her on Twitter at @DanineSpencer. There are lots of reasons to hate my body. I’m overweight. I’ve… Read more ›
OK, in the interest of full disclosure (and I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again): I am skinny. I’m not saying this or showing you this for any reason other than just to set the stage for this… Read more ›
I have been a vegetarian for 7 years. I gave up eating meat upon my graduation from high school (do the math 🙂 ) for two reasons, both health-related. First, my dad had a pretty bad heart attach toward the… Read more ›
Dear Men at the Gym, I know how to work out. Yes, my appearance might belie this fact: I’m small, have a bit of a baby face, I only look about 18-years-old at most (which I am reminded of every… Read more ›