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Earlier this month, The Counsel of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) held a Health Seminar to discuss “The Beauty of Health: How the Fashion Industry Can Make a Difference.”
The women shown above (Snejana Onopka on the Left, Siri Tollerød in the center, Olga Sherer on the right) are currently three [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Stop Drinking the Kool-Aid!
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Eating Disorders, Fashion, Health, Media, Models, tagged Body Image, Fashion, Health on June 27, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Cheeseburger Rule #16: Keep Your Eyes On Your Own Body!
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Magazine, Media, tagged Body Image, Cheeseburger Rules, Health, Media on June 26, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Do you ever catch yourself staring down other women? Speculating their pant size? Analyzing what they’re wearing? In essence, comparing yourself to them? I know I’ve been guilty of it more than once.
One of the things that bugs me the most about fashion and tabloid magazines is the “who wore it better” section (like [...]
Interview with Velvet d’Amour
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Fashion, Media, Models on June 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Thanks to the reader who sent me this article on a recent interview done with model Velvet d’Amour. Model she is, but thin she is not. Many women (and men) find her an inspiration in an industry that tends to represent only one type of woman. Here are a few quotes from the interview [...]
Cheeseburger Quiz: Living the Cheeseburger Life
Posted in Uncategorized on June 24, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Hi All. So we have quite a few Cheeseburger Rules now and we wanted to create a Cheeseburger Quiz so you can personally check on how you are doing in living the cheeseburger life. No need to answer them here (although feel free to share if you want to), “just a cheeseburger for your thoughts.”
1) [...]
Cheeseburger Rule #15: Weight Loss is Not a Celebratory Accomplishment
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health, Media, tagged Body Image, Health, Weight Loss on June 23, 2008 | 35 Comments »
If you ever lose weight and find people saying “Wow you look great!” or “Wow, good job, I need to lose some too!” or “Oh my gosh, how much did you lose, how did you do it?”, you must immediately explain to them that weight loss isn’t the big accomplishment we make it out [...]
Cheeseburger Rule #14: Find Out What Beauty Means to You
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health, Media, Uncategorized, tagged Cheeseburger Rules, Culture, Health on June 20, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Yesterday I found a really great website and this particular article discusses the effects of media on women. For those of you who have been with us for a little while, you know that one of our main goals is to de-construct the thin ideal as it is seen in the media and [...]
Remember: Don’t Let Your Jean Size Define You! Part 2
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Media, tagged Cheeseburger Rules, Crazy Ads, Culture on June 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I guess Special K hasn’t read our Cheeseburger Rule #8!
Let’s break down this commercial, shall we?
Special K’s Message: “Give your ego a boost. Lose up to a Jean Size!”
Tiffabee’s interpretation: Losing weight will give you the ego boost you are looking for. Losing a jean size can help you [...]
America The Beautiful
Posted in Uncategorized on June 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I came across this amazing trailer and interview yesterday! I can’t wait for this documentary to come out in LA. I will be front row and center.
Favorite quote: “Stop fixing your body; it was never broken.” -Eve Ensler
This looks like an amazing project that will confront our society’s [...]
The Most Important Question One Could Ask.
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Food, Health, tagged Health on June 18, 2008 | 10 Comments »
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***Note: This is not the actual girl from yahoo answers.
See what a girl asked on yahoo questions here that has us at EAC all excited!
READ AFTER THE LINK:
I find it interesting that the best answer guy felt it important to note that her first worry should be about the weight gain…and then about [...]
Thin Girls Have Cellulite Too
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health, Media, tagged Body Acceptance, Body Image, Culture, Health, Media on June 17, 2008 | 8 Comments »
There is a common misconception that thin women don’t have body image issues. Often times, when I tell people about this blog, they respond with “But why? You’re thin?!” I’m never quite sure how to answer this. I mean what does that have to do with anything? Sure, I don’t experience the same discrimination that [...]
