Category Archives: Eating Disorders

A Symbolic Barbie

By Ayomide Aruwajoye. All through the semester, I kept looking at these two Barbie dolls that sat on the shelf in the Women’s Center. I always wondered what they were there for and what they symbolize. Both of the dolls were … Continue reading

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Keep it real challenge: Photoshop’s impact on body image

By Armelle Djoukoue With the advent of Photoshop in the design industry, it has been easy for the media NOT to keep it real. Photoshop has allowed advertisers to give cover models a little superficial nip and tuck or body … Continue reading

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One Sticky Note At A Time

By Carolina Costa   “Love your body and treat it well!” or “Beauty has no color” were some of the messages posted on sticky notes around the UMKC campus during the last week of February. The Women’s Center along with … Continue reading

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The Woman Behind Operation Beautiful: Caitlin Boyle

By Armelle Djoukoue Caitlin Boyle is 26 years old and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She worked as a freelance and technical writer for seven years, including a five year stint as a contributing columnist for The Wall Street Journal … Continue reading

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Barbie’s Not-So-Positive Influence

By Emily Mathis One of the most read blogs on our site is from a while ago and is about Barbie’s positive influence. While, I agree that Barbie has some positive effects, I wonder if they outweigh the negative effects … Continue reading

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Love Your Body Day

By Emily Mathis 80% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies.  Why is it that so many women are “dissatisfied”? Many people point to the media and all the images we are fed as part of the problem. Between movies, … Continue reading

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Dying to be Perfect

By Devon White Young people today live in a society where body image expectations are high and their physical appearance holds more importance than character and skill sets. The perfectionism pushed onto women from the media pressures them to live … Continue reading

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Gerren Taylor: Size 4 and Too Big?

Are you too big to model?  How would you feel if you thought you weren’t fat, but people in the fashion industry felt you were?  What if they told you that you needed to lose weight in order to save … Continue reading

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Australia Makes Body Image History

In the past week, Australia announced the first body-image initiative in the world. According to a recent article, the initiative is a voluntary code that media and modeling agencies, as well as others, can choose to adhere to.  This code … Continue reading

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Is Spain moving in the right direction on issues regarding body image? What could we learn?

By now, you’ve probably either read something or heard something about a recent decision by Spain to curb the amount of advertising for cosmetic surgery, weight-loss pharmaceuticals, and certain beauty treatments on their airwaves.  According to a recent article, this … Continue reading

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