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About-Face: Facts on the Media - Offers statistics about how images and messages in the mass media affect women's self-image and self-acceptance.
Meta Description: [ About-Face questions and satirizes negative and demeaning
images of women in society ]
Fear of Fat: Why Images of Overweight Women Are Taboo - Article by Laura Fraser on why the media will not use images of overweight women.
Meta Description: [ Fat has been a matter of huge media interest lately, if you’ll pardon the pun. As a nation, we’re wrestling with the fact that we’re getting fatter and fatter all the time—on average, we’ve gained eight pounds apiece in the past decade—and we don’t know w ]
The Focus on Beauty - This site examines the depiction of female beauty in the media. The intent is to demonstrate how the media negatively impacts women's views of themselves, often leading to low self-esteem and other problems.
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What Is Victoria's Secret - Parody site criticizing the idealized images of the female body in Victoria's Secret advertising.
Meta Description: [ www.VictoriasSecret.com: We invite you to shop our world-famous collections online. From the worldÕs most glamourous bras and sleepwear, to the sexiest swimwear under the sun, itÕs all just a few clicks away. All the luxury and glamour, always at www.VictoriasSecret.com. ]
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