body image
Isn't He Lovely: Male Nudity, the Final Frontier
The first time I really paused to consider the naked male body happened circa age 9 while watching Blossom on the floor of my parents’ bedroom, where I ironically snuck in all of my parent-disapproved TV programming. I can’t remember... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: The Ad That Turned Men Into Sex Objects
Advertisers have long used handsome men to hawk their wares. In the 20th century, marketers who realized that women did a majority of the household shopping created dashing spokesmen, such as the Arrow Shirt Man, to appeal more to the... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: For Boys and Their Bodies, Average Is the New Ripped
Talk to a group of teen boys, and they’ll probably tell you that, sure, they’d like to have the swoon-inducing sex appeal of Justin Bieber, Taylor Lautner, or whomever is playing the newest iteration of the... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: Bare Down There and Everywhere Else
While mulling over the male quest for muscularity a few posts ago, I brought up the notion of the “sanitized ideal” that has recently become de rigueur for the mainstream masculine body image. We’re talking hair-free, sweat-... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: Guy Talk with Hugo Schwyzer of the Good Men Project
Before I got too much farther in “Isn’t He Lovely,” I figured it would be a good idea to chat with a male about this whole “male beauty” business. Hugo Schwyzer is a proud feminist, the Gender and Sexuality Editor over at... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: The Cult of Muscularity
While I’m dubious that the Western female body ideal can be reliably found within in the pages of Playboy, a similar evolution has occurred in the sister (?) publication, Playgirl. A team of psychologists... Read more »
American Apparel's Next XL Top Model
Nancy’s tumblr (called extra wiggle room in response to AA’s message to women who “need a little extra wiggle room where it counts”) is full of photos of her posing in various levels of dress with various levels of dressing... Read more »
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Pop culture’s image ideals for men come with their own complications and double standards, which are worth addressing as thoroughly as those leveled toward women. Just as Western female beauty ideals are modeled around straight, white women, Western male beauty standards worship at the altar... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Southwest Airlines
When I heard that Southwest had done something appalling, my first thought was, “Again?”
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On Our Radar
Great links to keep you busy this weekend!
The Rotund reports on Fat Ladies in Spaaaaaaaaace: A Body Positive Coloring Book. Someone get this for me please!
Leticia St. Remy at Xhibit P compares the... Read more »
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