Why pinterest may be bad for your health…
May 10, 2012 by Emma Wood
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, HAES, Healthy Communication, Intuitive Eating, Media Literacy, Mental Health
Pinterest, like many new pop-culture social portals, has been tarnished by our weight-obsessed-sexualized-objectifying-of-females culture. Initially intended to be a sort of online scrapbook, Pinterest allows users to “pin” ideas, items, recipes and inspirations found on the internet on to a virtual cork-board. It is a way to pin your interests, hence “Pinterest.” When it first […]
