2 Aug 2010
And are western fashion dictates a sign of empowerment? Some people are surprised, when they ask my view on women...
abortion, fashion, Giving Sorrow Words, Post Abortion Grief, pregnancy, Teen pregnancy
30 Jul 2010
With a big scarlet letter on the back as a sign of their shame In the US, teen fashion chain...
Advertising, Alex Perry, Australia's Next Top Model, body image, bullying, Charlotte Dawson, Eating Disorders, facebook, marketing, modelling, objectification, Sarah Murdoch, thin ideal
27 Jul 2010
And not insist on airbrushing disclosure for her own photo shoots? Recently I have had cause to ask Sarah Murdoch...
Advertising, beauty industry, body image, cultural bias, Dove, fashion industry, India, modelling, racism, skin whitening products, Unilever
21 Jul 2010
Promoting white supremacy Here at the MTR blog we’re not exactly what you’d call fans of the global corporation Unilever....
prostitution, sex trafficking
19 Jul 2010
The truth about the porn industry Today I reprint two important comment pieces by UK journalist and feminist Julie Bindel....
16 Jul 2010
Polanski gets away with raping 13 year-old girl NYU refuses daughter’s request to destroy Larry River’s film of explicit images...
14 Jul 2010
Because plus-size models are still seen as deviating from the norm they are viewed as exotic, as a curiosity, as...
body image, BodyMatters Australasia, Lydia Turner, National Body Image Code
12 Jul 2010
Lydia Turner on the voluntary body image code Eating disorder specialist Lydia Turner from BodyMatters Australasia, who has become something...
Advertising, body image, objectification, Sexualisation
11 Jul 2010
No Seatbelts? Bad! Objectifying women? Who Cares A few days ago I posted on the Brut ads which feature a...
biggest loser, body image, thin ideal, weight loss
9 Jul 2010
“I had never hated my body before that show”: Kai Hubbard exposes the unhealthy weight loss practices that made her...
Advertising, objectification, Sexualisation
8 Jul 2010
Reclaiming sexism Good piece in The National Times today on ‘Lad’s Ads’, pointing out the raw sexism of the new...
Advertising, advertising standards bureau, marketing, objectification, sexulisation
7 Jul 2010
Objectification whatever the size: MTR on Online Opinion On the 7pm ABC News Sunday, June 27, a report on the...