Within the last semester, we have discussed various ways we use and view our bodies. Whether it be fashion, body image, hair, intersections of race and class, body modification, or masculinity, it all comes back to the what we think… Continue Reading →
“You’re pretty for a black girl.” Thanks, if you had black skin, you could be beautiful, too. Little brown girl My skin is brown So I never frown Never let anything get me down Always wearing my crown … and… Continue Reading →
Age, social class, ethnicity, and sexuality is an insightful chapter in author Sarah Grogan’s book Body Image, which gives a diverse break down on body satisfaction issues. This is important because most data that has been gathered on this issue… Continue Reading →
Some of the strongest memories that I can recall from my childhood are not centered around recess, class activities, or even field trips. The strongest memories that I can recall are centered around how I felt about myself and my… Continue Reading →
Every day, I pass by my mirror at least 30 times and there is not one time where I pass by it without lifting up my shirt to see what my body is looking like. This is something I do,… Continue Reading →
Body image. It’s such a common, nondescript term for much a complex issue. Every person on this planet sees themselves differently: differently from how they actually look, from how they appear to others, from how media feels that should look…. Continue Reading →
As soon as I was born I was already known as “gorda” in Spanish but in English meaning fatty. I was a 9 pound newborn and ever since my family has called me gorda. Growing up I was known as… Continue Reading →
Bodies are tangible, concrete objects. We can touch them, move them, see them, we know that they exist. But our perceptions of our own bodies as well as others are socially constructed by the world around us—our parents, other family… Continue Reading →
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