on (male gaze &) Entitlement to the Right to Define and Consume Female Beauty

just fascinating the comments reacting to the images...

why we women need fat

Happy Holidays to All

H&M Models are computer-generated fakes with digitally pasted-on heads

http://jezebel.com/5865114/hm-puts-real-model-heads-on-fake-bodies
The bodies of most of the models H&M features on its website are computer-generated and "completely virtual," the company has admitted. H&M designs a body that can better display clothes made for humans than humans can, then digitally pastes on the heads of real women in post-production.

Barbie's Not-So-Positive Influence

Barbie's Not-So-Positive Influence

How our fascination with monsters reflects our desire to "re-enchant our world"

Monsters We Love:
TV's Pop Culture Theodicy

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Loving vampires. Amoral zombies. Righteous serial killers. Shows about monsters — human and otherwise — are captivating TV watchers of all ages, especially the young. Diane Winston, a religion and media watcher (and TV aficionado), says we shouldn't be surprised by these series' in-your-face themes of God, meaning, and re-enchanting the world.

Scientific Guidelines for informing viewers about photoshopping

Way to implement guidelines about retouched photos in print media

Great article on efforts to "develop guidelines to discourage changing photographs in a way that might 'promote unrealistic expectations of appropriate body image.'"

How to implement such guidelines? One possibility: Simply tell viewers how much an image has been altered.

And, one article addressing this research and its implications:
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/05/3303648/for-healthier-female-body-images.html