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The corset has a bad reputation. And unfairly so, according to Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, who says this undergarment of centuries past is not nearly as evil or confining as modern folks have come to believe. More »
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As every late night infomercial for electrodes that give you sexy abs tells you: dieting is terrible. No one likes dieting. In fact, it seems the only people who like dieting are involved in the dieting industry, and they stand to profit immensely from people's desire to be lose weight. To make matters worse, research keeps showing us that bodies work as hard as they can against diets, making them even more difficult to master. In that spirit, here are 5 new, awful ways to grow cranky and demoralized this year without losing weight. More »
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Of the many nicknames I've acquired over the years, there's one I'm reminded of today. The name was given to me by a bully shortly after I entered the sixth grade. I had been a fat kid since elementary school, but as puberty began to kick in, parts of me started growing differently than expected. The doctors said I had gynecomastia. "Man boobs," or "moobs" in the jeering parlance of our popular culture. More »
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The South African edition of Marie Claire put together a "body issue," and asked ad agencies to come up with concepts where the thing being advertised is loving your body. An interesting twist from a ladymag — usually such publications are blamed for fostering low-self esteem in women. More »
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Kelly Osbourne has dredged up her fat spat with Christina Aguilera yet again. After criticizing Xtina's performance at the Michael Jackson Tribute Concert on Fashion Police, Kelly then decided to get a little personal. "She called me fat for years," she said. "I was never that fat." When co-lady judger George Kotsiopoulos stuck up for Xtina saying she was "still probably a size 2/4", Kelly went in for the kill. "Trust me," she said. "I'm a 2/4. That is not a 2/4." [US] More »
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Not judging friends and family members about their weight certainly makes you a better person, but it may not do anything to reduce their body issues. A new study found that women beat themselves up for being fat, even if they aren't getting negative messages about their weight from people in their social network. More »
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I've noticed recently that when I run into female friends, especially in groups, that one of the ways women often bond is to enter into a discussion about how we don't like how we look. More »
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British glossy Grazia swore that it didn't put Kate Middleton on a Photoshop diet for its Royal Wedding cover, despite unmistakable visual evidence to the contrary. Now the magazine has been forced to explain — unsatisfactorily — in an editor's note compelled by the UK's Press Commission. More »
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New research challenges the logic of clothing retailers hiring store clerks based on attractiveness — and not just because it's sketchy and possibly even illegal. Insecure customers are actually less likely to buy an item if they see a good-looking employee or fellow shopper wearing it. More »
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Jess Weiner is an author and self-esteem expert who's a major (albeit controversial) figure in the body acceptance movement. After struggling with food issues, she abandoned the scale and settled at a happy size 18 — that is, until she realized she'd not weighed herself in 16 years. Her positive body image aside, she was clinically obese. And after a visit to the doctor, she decided that she needed to make some changes. More »
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I see us everywhere. Restaurants. The grocery store. The mall. I hear our sighs in the dressing room as we try on skirts that, mid-thigh on others, graze dangerous territory on us. I see our longing gazes as we pick up and then put back those high, high stiletto heels at Nine West or Nordstrom's or Last Call. More »
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The connection between multiple plastic surgeries and body dysmorphic disorder is well known, but a new study underlines that plastic surgery patients may suffer from the disorder even if they don't look like they're campaigning to be on the next season of Real Housewives. More »
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Offering a free class to help teen girls with their body image sounds like a great idea. Not so great: advertising the class with a flier depicting only thin white girls. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5823373&view=rss&microfeed=true Kjerstin Gruys discusses her mission to spend 365 days avoiding the mirror (she's about 1/3 the way through) and her conflicted feelings on dieting while feminist: More »
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At first glance, the idea of naked yoga may either intrigue or repulse you — or maybe you're one of those people who is so easy-going that you see being naked as a nothing out of the ordinary and anyone who doesn't think so is square, etc., etc. More »
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If you read tabloids or ladymags, pay attention to advertising campaigns, or happen to live on planet Earth, you know that the one thing women are supposed to strive for — more than a functioning body, a healthy body, or a strong body — is a bikini body. More »
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British glossy Grazia has issued a statement contradicting our post yesterday. We pointed out the shrinking job that had been done on Kate Middleton's waist on their Royal Wedding cover. They say in part, More »
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Recently, some asshole posted nude photos of his ex, who had committed the unforgivable sin of breaking up with him and then dating someone else three months later, on an online message board. There is already a script to this: The ex's sob story alongside the pictures, the aggressively jaded evaluation by the men of whether they'd hit that and whether or not the guy himself is a loser (the answer is yes), the posting of the girl's phone number and talk of "sending the thread," which of course means sending the thread to the girl, who was located very quickly. The girl herself even showed up (apparently) and loudly proclaimed that she didn't give a shit. More »
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When Hamilton College announced its first-ever National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, student and anorexia survivor Galia Slayen created a life-sized Barbie that was recreated based on the doll's measurements. More »
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First, I know that I'm treading on dangerous ground here as I have friends who swear by their Spanx.  As always this blog is all about me in general, and today it's specifically about my experience with Spanx.  I'm not trying to tell anyone else how to live.  If you wear Spanx, that is awesome and I fully support you.  Are we good?  Excellent, let's continue: More »
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But don't be too depressed: only 1% would be willing to trade 21 years or more. Gee. More »
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While occasionally American women are reminded that other cultures don't put such a premium on thinness (see: Oprah and Jessica Simpson marveling at places where bigger women are considered most attractive), a new study found that Western prejudices against fat people are being adopted in areas where being overweight was once celebrated. More »
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Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and wished your body was more curvy? You know, like a Latino? Well, worry no more, for a glorious new product called "Bodyshapers," with packaging that promises to give you the curves of a Latino (which we all know is the curviest of ethnicities), for one low, low price. More »
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In their admittedly unscientific study, Nina Orezzoli and Mark Robinson compared the ads in the March issues of Maxim, Cosmo and Essence that featured women's breasts, butts, and legs, as well as the amount of times that "T&A were used to sell T&A," like porn or phone sex ads. Essence featured 5% gratuitous body parts as compared to Maxim's 15% and Cosmo's 33%. (Click image to enlarge.) More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5781206&view=rss&microfeed=true "It seems to me I look very different from how people expect me to be. Clearly they think I'm a great big fat Viking." — Kate Winslet. More »
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There is a seriously crazytown concerntroll post on Hollywood Life today, which reads, in part, "Megan Fox has been looking particularly thin lately, and 81% of you voted you were worried about how tiny she is getting." For the love of God. More »
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German porn star Carolin Berger was only 23 when she died during a breast augmentation operation earlier this month. Based on news reports, she sought out so many surgeries to stay on the media's radar screen. Doesn't seem worth it. More »
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The model-turned-actress tells Self magazine that her father staged an intervention of sorts. More »
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Parents may try to limit their teen's exposure to negative images in the media, but according to a depressing new study, it doesn't matter. Even teen girls whose friends watch lots of TV have an increased risk of eating disorders. More »
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Bariatric surgery can cost up to $30,000, depending on which process you get and where you live. And follow-up surgeries keep the hospital bills coming in the mail. But it's not like this is stopping anybody from getting them. More »
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Upon learning that Natalie Portman worried about dying during the filming of Black Swan, we stumbled upon this Access Hollywood Live video that shows you how to achieve your own "amazingly toned" ballerina body! (Sorry—an Oscar isn't guaranteed.) More »
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With its lurid hallucinatory sequences, Black Swan is one of the least realistic movies of the year. But was Natalie Portman's real suffering an integral part of the production? More »
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Actress Amy Adams has publicly professed that losing her pregnancy weight is not her number one priority. But if she doesn't immediately revert to tiny status postbaby, how will we know she's getting revenge-hot on all of her ex boyfriends? More »
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The former weight loss company spokeswoman was refreshingly unapologetic about her weight at an appearance on a talk show. Actually, Carnie, doctors recommend that you try to keep your fatness below half a fuck. But I admire your chutzpah. More »
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When Kathy Griffin hosted VH1's Divas Salute the Troops over the weekend, she joked that Bristol Palin had gained so much weight during Dancing With The Stars that she'd become the "white Precious." More »
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There are certain moments in life that become burned into our consciousness forever, like our first kiss. Well, what about the time a boy (or man) said something to us that murdered our body image? More »
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It is not new to point out that "thin is in." What's new is the social isolation thinness now connotes. More »
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Sixteen-year-old Meagan Blanchette lost 60 pounds — and kept it off for two years. That's why she's among the first teens included in the Adolescent Weight Control Registry. That's right — a national registry, for teens who lose weight. More »
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Lena Dunham's wildly acclaimed Tiny Furniture opens in New York today (other cities forthcoming.) Turns out the refreshingly self-aware and confident Dunham also has some sharp insights on film and body image. More »
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Amitai Etzioni is not a doctor. He's a a sociologist and professor of international relations at George Washington University, the author several books, and used to teach at Columbia and Harvard. But he has some pretty interesting opinions about dieting. More »
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