This Is Why It Matters, Glamour
Another thing that made the rounds while I was off was this video, but it’s well worth linking to, for those of you who haven’t seen it. It talks about the effects that magazine images and other media have on young women.
If you’re unable to view the video, this article hits many of the high points.
Thin, sexualised and digitally enhanced images of women are linked with women’s experiences of poor body image, depression and anxiety and eating disorders.The images contribute to self-harming behaviours and not performing well academically. Women’s attitudes toward their own bodies are worse after looking at thin media images. In young teenage girls, looking at pictures of thin, idealised models is likely to cause lowered satisfaction with their body and a high state of depression. Reading fashion and beauty magazines is associated with wanting to lose weight and initiating diets. A five-year study found that reading dieting advice in magazines was associated with skipping meals, smoking, vomiting and using laxatives in teenage girls.
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This may sound way out there but…
When I was a tween, I would look at the models in fashion magazines and have one of two thoughts. The first being, “Wow, I can really see her bones; that must hurt!” The second one was, “She looks REALLY hungry.”
I have always wanted to look like Pam Grier: tall, buxom, strong, fabulous wardrobe (I love fashion from the blaxploitation era) and all around kickass. I have always looked at her as such a striking presence; I still do. To this day I’m waiting for Ms. Grier to come out with her own clothing line. Can you tell she’s my idol?
Did Glamour say something about it not mattering? I must be missing something here. Glamour is probably the least offender in the gamut of magazines. Sure, they have small models but their articles show different body types/sizes. They also have a fitness and weight loss program but they don’t have headlines like most other magazines “get a bikini body by June!” I get the point, but why pick on Glamour, who seems to actually be trying to counteract these effects? If I completely missed something, then never mind :)
Ahem, never mind! I read about Ms. Farrera.
Look two entries back for the Glamour discussion, Rija!
I’m on a tiny mobile browser…I knew I must’ve missed something. Well, I’m ticked, I guess I’ll be sticking to Bust-Bitch as another poster said. I haven’t seen the cover, stuck inside on bedrest but I am seriously disappointed.
I’m going to post this to my own journal. All those little dieters that keep harping about how they want to lose weight so they can look like Renee or Reese or whoever need to watch this.
thanks for the people that mentioned the magazine “bitch” in this post and another one. i hadn’t heard of it, but after reading you guys talk about it, i got a subscription and one for my friend. so, thanks!