trash talk : how to avoid joining the circle of self-hate
‘I’m having a fat day.’ ‘My boobs are too small.’ ‘I’m having a bad hair day.’ ‘I’m ugly.’ We all know these phrases. They start popping into our consciences at around age 12 (but with all that Toddlers and Tiaras crap it’s probably even younger now) and are then imprinted onto our experiences of “girl [...]
are men’s magazines fostering rapist attitudes towards women?
Men’s magazines aren’t generally known for fostering positive attitudes towards women, if at all. However, a recent study conducted by psychologists in the UK has revealed that most participants in the study could not readily distinguish comments made in popular men’s magazines from quotes from interviews with convicted rapists. Men between the ages of 18 [...]
Do you want to take my picture?
I’ve never been 100% comfortable with having my photograph taken – despite trying to make myself accustomed to it through regular outfit photos. I have a relatively realistic viewpoint on how I look in pictures, but sometimes I am still shocked out of that viewpoint by what is either a “bad” photo or a “bad” [...]
the upside of frump
Frumpy – it’s not the most body-positive word around, is it? Nope, it’s just one of the numerous negative ways we describe and view women’s bodies in contemporary society. Wherever it appears, whether it be a fashion magazine or in office conversation it is always used as an insult. It equates to a woman that [...]
the weighting game
Females are amazing. We do amazing things. We say amazing things. We give birth to amazingness. So why do we beat ourselves up so much about what we look like? Why is a search for perfection so viciously tiring on ourselves? Let me tell you a story. A couple of years ago I made the [...]
don’t call me crazy: when the anorexia minx comes to stay
An eating disorder can be described as a marathon. And in that image, it isn’t ever just the sufferer that is running. Their community – friends, parents, teachers, siblings – can be asked to step up without training, without warning, or proper footwear. This isn’t the fault of the one who’s fighting. But it is [...]
you could totally rock that
The other day, I was on a forum I’m a part of and reading a thread asking people what they can’t ‘rock’. The amount of responses was surprising and a little saddening. On the weekend, I was at brunch with my sister and, despite knowing my stance, she brought up that she thought certain people [...]
zumba
I am not someone who enjoys group exercise. I’ve never been a fan of aerobics, team sports, aqua aerobics, or boot camp – it seems like complete torture to me – myself and a group of complete strangers united in an active dislike of the perky instructor, or me, the last one in the row, [...]
lessons learnt from women’s magazines
I was reading a magazine I don’t usually read a few weeks ago. I was on a plane and needed some light reading – I can never read my books on planes, I tend to get extremely nauseated. Apart from the usual pages of mostly-unattainable-fashion and “must have!” tips and titbits, there were articles on [...]
Melbourne, shopping and style admiration
I just got back from Melbourne. I’ve never been before and was super excited to go – mainly for the shopping and eating, but also, just for the experience. I knew the shopping would probably be a bit better than it would be here – more variety of stores and much more space in the [...]
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