Vaishnavi Sundar’s film, Dysphoric, explores the social, medical, and institutional construction of gender identity.
Body Image
Emefa Angelica Dzodzomenyo had always been told she was lucky to have large breasts, but the pain and objectification didn’t always make her feel that way.
The New York Times published a revelatory exposé of the modelling industry today, revealing that young models are are valued solely for their appearance and treated like (often sexualized) objects that exist…
What do you look like when you’re eating in bed? A 100 pound, perfectly made up sexpot? Or this: Happy birthday #mirandakerr fry it all up and take a photo pretending to…
The latest reports from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeries indicate that the number of labiaplasty surgeries performed between 2011 and 2012 increased 64 per cent, and went up again 44…
Buzzfeed was right. This video about a young woman with Down Syndrome losing a ton of weight to pursue her goal of being a model “made me feel all the feelings”… including…
As Susan Cox brought to our attention yesterday, a man has single-handedly resolved the problem of women’s and girls’ body image issues. Dr Aric Sigman, author of Body Wars, has professed that…