The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty has recently released a national report, Real Girls, Real Pressure: A National Report on the State of Self-Esteem, that reveals the current devasting state of self-esteem among young girls in this country. The study was conducted this year among eight to 17 year olds in the US and [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Self-Esteem Crisis…No Kidding!
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Eating Disorders, Health, Media, tagged Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty, Self-Esteem Crisis on November 26, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Cheeseburger Rule #19: Weight Gain is Not a Personal Failure
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health, tagged Cheeseburger Rules on November 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The fantastic discussion about Rule #18 gave me an idea for another rule: Gaining weight does not mean you have, in some way, failed yourself, society, or your friends and family. This comment in particular, from one of our readers, stuck a cord with me:
“So true… I guess in reality, some just feel [...]
Cheeseburger Rule #18: Weight Is Not A Public Issue!
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Eating Disorders, Food, Media, tagged Cheeseburger Rules, Crazy Things People Say on November 19, 2008 | 26 Comments »
This is a phrase we use a lot around here so we thought we would finally go ahead and make it an official rule. This rule was inspired by an unfortunate incident I had with an acquaintance of mine. Last night, I was with a group of women who I haven’t really seen in a [...]
Death of the Size Zero Ideal?
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Fashion, Health, Magazine, Media, Models, tagged Fashion Industry, Models, Size 0 Ideal on November 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
If you’ve been around EAC long enough you know that one of our main topics of discussion is the fashion industry’s idealized standards of beauty, especially as it relates to the Size 0 Ideal. But some suggest that this trend seems to be coming to an end. And even though the runway might always be [...]
Do Men Have It As Bad As Women?
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Fashion, Magazine, Media, Models, tagged Men's Body Image on November 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I stopped reading fashion and tabloid magazines a long time ago. Mostly because I found that they made me feel worse about myself rather than better. I have spoken to many women whose experience is similar to mine. In fact, many studies have shown that women’s self-esteem goes down after reading fashion magazines. But [...]
Cheesburger Play Review: The Things I Wish…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, I saw a powerful one-woman show in New York City which dealt with how a young girl coped with losing her mother to cancer, eating disorders, drug addiction and healing from it all. Mia Perovetz, the writer and lead in the show, gives an honest and vulnerable performance that leaves you completely breathless [...]
