The Astonishing Sexism of Hollywood and What it Means for Girls
January 16, 2013 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Rachel Simmons. Every once in a while, an article comes out that is stunning in its honesty about a problem that people try to deny exists. On April 11, the New Yorker ran an article about the comic actress Anna Faris which, among other things, revealed the astonishing sexism of the film […]
Why I Heart GIRLS & Lena Dunham’s Body
December 22, 2012 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Loving Your Body, Role Models, Self-Acceptance, Weight Stigma
This guest post graciously submitted by Virginia Sole-Smith I’m a little late to this game since the first season of HBO’s GIRLS ended Sunday night. But if, like me, you don’t schedule your life around appointment television, then you’re probably very appreciative of the fact that I waited a respectful three days before blogging about this so as to […]
On the Olympics & Body Diversity
December 15, 2012 by mamaV
Filed under Athletes, Body Image, Featured, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Role Models, Self-Acceptance
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Virginia Sole-Smith I know, I know, the Olympics ended Sunday (with that weird Spice Girls reunion/closing ceremony). But I was at the beach last week, so these are some late musings. Every four years there is always a lot of talk about how Olympic athletes aren’t like us regular folk, particularly […]
Status Quo(tes)
June 4, 2012 by Deah Schwartz
Filed under Body Image
“Recovering from my family vacation.” “If I could remember your name I’d ask you where I left my car keys.” “Could you speak up? My son’s a bassist!” Before there were Facebook status updates there were T-shirt status updates. I was and still am a big fan of these tees. They provide just enough information […]
