Tag Archives: Beauty
Why YOU are beautiful, full stop.
Originally posted in Community Blog
TweetOriginally posted on jocelynthemaster.blogspot.com. So here’s the thing. This picture that’s been circulating around Facebook… …is BULLSHIT. I know that not everyone who has posted this has been all “OMG THIS IS SO EFFING TRUE LOVE YOUR BODY <33333333″ and that many people have used it as a jumping-off point for more critical discussion about [...]
Also tagged Body Image, fat-shaming, Feminism, Media Comments closed
The hottest new beautification product will transform you, completely.
TweetFotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. Why is it so effective? Because it is not real, it is a computer program that has been used for years to alter the way real women look. These avatars have become our global standard of beauty. (If someone wants to make a transcript of this, I [...]
Also tagged body issues, Sexism, Video Comments closed
Paper-mache Princess.
Originally posted in Community Blog
TweetWork starts at nine. Not enough light to blend this illusion, Not enough time. I blend just enough to be effortless, But not so much that I’m revealed. My pale skin hiding beneath the layers, Waiting to be accepted, not to be concealed. I live as these other people, Laminated, polished and frozen. But somehow [...]
Also tagged celebrities, celebrity culture, poetry, raunce culture, self-esteem Comments closed
Body Positive
Originally posted in Community Blog
Tweet*Editor’s note: May be NSFW Our first assignment for the Women Filmmakers class I’m taking at Hampshire College was to create a short slideshow about an autobiographical event that shaped how we construct ourselves with specific attention to gender. My friend and classmate, Dot, produced a wonderful piece about body positivity. Dot’s piece about body [...]
Also tagged Body Image, fat positivity Comments closed
Trans woman disqualified from Miss Universe Canada