Plus-size models: a token attempt at inclusion, stereotypes intact

14 Jul 2010

News

Because plus-size models are still seen as deviating from the norm they are viewed as exotic, as a curiosity, as...

Not done yet: more on body image hypocrisy and mixed messages

12 Jul 2010

MTR

Lydia Turner on the voluntary body image code Eating disorder specialist Lydia Turner from BodyMatters Australasia, who has become something...

Ad Board rules against sexist Brut ads: because boys not wearing seatbelts

11 Jul 2010

MTR in the Media, News

No Seatbelts? Bad! Objectifying women? Who Cares A few days ago I posted on the Brut ads which feature a...

How Biggest Loser gave me an eating disorder: finalist speaks out

9 Jul 2010

News

“I had never hated my body before that show”: Kai Hubbard exposes the unhealthy weight loss practices that made her...

Brut: Still Brutually Sexist

8 Jul 2010

News

Reclaiming sexism Good piece in The National Times today on ‘Lad’s Ads’, pointing out the raw sexism of the new...

Objectification, ad execs inconsistencies, stupid Diesel ads

7 Jul 2010

MTR in the Media, News

Objectification whatever the size: MTR on Online Opinion On the 7pm ABC News Sunday, June 27, a report on the...