Posts Tagged beauty norms

By Chloe Angyal • 13 years ago

Model Isabelle Caro dies after long battle with anorexia

It was reported several days ago that Isabelle Caro, the French model whose struggle with anorexia became public several years ago, has died. Caro shocked the world when she appeared, her body naked and wasted, in a 2007 anti-anorexia billboard campaign. She died on November 17th, but her family did not report her death until late December. She was twenty-eight years old.

The news of Caro’s death filled me with sadness. Caro suffered from anorexia for so long – more than half her life – and was courageous enough to let the world see that suffering, so that others might be saved from the kind of mental and physical anguish that she endured.

But the news also made me angry. ...

It was reported several days ago that Isabelle Caro, the French model whose struggle with anorexia became public several years ago, has died. Caro shocked the world when she appeared, her body naked and wasted, in ...
By Lori Adelman • 13 years ago

Decembrow Raises Eyebrows…and Money

Last week, I announced the beginning of Decembrow, a month-long charity initiative for which I encouraged you to grow in your unibrow for the cause of your choice.

But what began as a somewhat simple, tongue-in-cheek response to “Movember” has begun to generate some serious buzz around the interwebs, with mentions on the Daily Caller, AtlanticWire, the Stir, and AOL News. And it seems everyone has something to say about Decembrow.

The CEO of Concerned Women for America finds it “curious” that feminists would choose to embrace facial hair and wonders how “Decembrow” is different than any other month of the year. I find it “curious” that she can remain so “concerned” on a month-to-month basis, yet so unwilling ...

Last week, I announced the beginning of Decembrow, a month-long charity initiative for which I encouraged you to grow in your unibrow for the cause of your choice.

But what began as a somewhat simple, tongue-in-cheek response ...

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