Stories of Substance: Body Image Round-Up

Love this post on Nourishing the Soul about aging gracefully, not getting so hung up on what your life was “supposed to be,” appreciating your life, and dreaming big for the future.

Beauty Redefined has great insights on why fitspiration isn’t so inspirational.

Jezebel gets it right on  why being mean to fat people is pointless and asking why kindness is becoming obsolete.

Are toy manufacturers “sexifying” girls’ toys? See the evidence on Adios Barbie here.

A must read. I’ve written one post and interviewed a plus size model about the use of models that look like the average consumer. Some have argued that we don’t really want to see models that look like us. But in Elle Canada, there’s an article about a new study out that debunks what some clothing retailers and designers have been claiming  And yes, race and age matter too us too.

Does the world really need a bikini hockey league? Fit and Feminist intelligently and rightfully rants here.

One Response

  1. Thanks for the link love!

    Also, I love that new study that came out that debunked the idea of super-thin models as aspirational economic motivator. Fashion industry people had been making that claim for so long that I imagine they actually believed it, even though the facts have not really borne it out.

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