A Second Round of Applause for the Book “Bodies”
By Sharon Haywood If you think that body image issues are confined to girls and women in Western society, think again. Susie Orbach, the author of the 1979 groundbreaking bestseller Fat is a Feminist...
View ArticleEndangered Species: Challenging Body Beautiful Culture
By Sharon Haywood, Co-Editor If you happen to be in London over the next month, expect to see this gorgeous baby girl smiling out at you from various billboards, coupled with the question: “Is this the...
View ArticleSharon Haywood on the Body Wars of Argentina
By Elena Rossini of The Illusionists March 4th – The Southbank Centre, London, U.K. I had been looking forward to this presentation all morning. Endangered Species London kicked off to a great start,...
View ArticleDare to Resolve to Ditch Dieting
By Sharon Haywood Aside from bikini season, late December and early January is the other time of year that we’re especially susceptible to feeling bad about our bodies. Special thanks to the media and...
View ArticleNo More Hunger Games: Unlearning a Lifetime of Habits and Societal Norms with...
By Valerie Kusler Since I sat down 30 or 40 minutes ago to prepare for writing this post, I have been distracted not only by adorable cat pictures and Facebook, but also by my appetite. Twice, I’ve...
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