Invest in a resource to help stop the global trade in body dissatisfaction Filmmaker Elena Rossini has written asking my support for a fundraising effort for a new film about the marketing of unrealistic and unattainable beauty ideals to women. She asked me to let you know about the plans for the film and seek donations to […]
Sending the wrong message on body image The ACT Government has taken steps to address body image concerns, promoting media literacy and positive body image. It is examining the development of a voluntary code of conduct for retailers and supports a school curriculum looking at the how the “media might at times be sending the […]
Not feeling the love? Here’s why Universal Royal Pageant chief Annette Hill isn’t feeling the love from us here in Australia over her plans to export US-style child beauty pageant culture to our shores. “Oprah Winfrey went, she had a great time, and that’s why I want to come too. But I’m not feeling the […]
And what’s happened to the body image positive tick? When then Minister for Youth and Sport Kate Ellis launched the National Body Image Advisory Group, she said there had been too much talk, too much blame and “zero action” “We decided we actually wanted results and took the pragmatic approach”, Ellis said. “Today I am […]
Today a guest blog post by Julie Parker, reprinted from her site Beautiful You. I’m not a fan of beauty pageants. Any competition that requires women to compete against one another in swimsuits; having their bodies scrutinised, judged and scored, is not going to win any awards from me for being a positive pastime for […]
UK Glamour Magazine has included Suri Cruise in its annual list of the world’s “Best Dressed Women” Up there with Samantha Cameron and Alexa Chung, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter is rated number 21 – ahead of Lady Gaga and Sarah Jessica Parker. Suri Cruise is 5 years old. This little ‘fashion icon’ still […]
Sexualisation, violence, commercialisation, commodification: Right to Childhood conference hears evidence of harm to children The Right to Childhood conference last Friday at Sydney’s Wesley Centre was a wake-up call to a society hell bent on forcing children to be exposed to imagery and messages which wreak havoc on their physical and mental health. Initiated by […]
Collective Shout makes a case for change that puts women and girls ahead of corporate profits Here’s two recent submissions (here and here) Collective Shout made to Federal Government inquiries into outdoor advertising and to an examination of the classification system. On April 4 I appeared before the House Standing Committee on Social Policy and […]
Zazzle profiting from body hatred As if there’s not already enough girls whose lives are being destroyed through eating disorders, the on-line UK seller Zazzle.co is doing its bit to make even more girls sicker and to spread further suffering. This t.shirt (left) is inspired by a motto uttered by model Kate Moss “Nothing tastes […]
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Shapewear line to help you be more like the “lucky” slim girls I was recently asked to comment on a ‘story’ about underwear brand Triumph announcing new body shape descriptions, replacing fruit (apple, pear) with artists (Botticelli, Rembrandt, Ruben, Da Vinci, Raphael and Matisse). I gave a quick comment that it was still labelling and […]
Commercial exploitation of the female body exposed at Endangered Species Conference Just came across this piece in The New Internationalist and had to share it with you. It’s an outstanding unpacking of the normalisation of rigid norms of female beauty, which have been exported around the world. Written by Giedre Steikunaite, it’s a report on […]
