Be Thin - Be Happy?

This topic aims to alert girls and women to the fact that magazines and media promote the idea that being thin can make you happy and popular. Magazines also promote the idea that women should view their bodies as objects to be worked on. This causes many to have body shame and appearance anxiety.

 

Articles

Plump Katrina Shed Weight to Enter Bollywood

Surf's Up For Positive Body Image 

Weight Sinner Weight Winner (1727 KB)

- Analyse the contradictory nature of this article

Jodi Gordon Scary Skinny (1988 KB)

Supermodel Style (2071 KB)

Skinny Got Scary (2127 KB)

Websites

The Butterfly Foundation

Videos/Shows

Oprah - The Secret That Nearly Killed Her