12. 09. 2011
America the beautiful statue of liberty

“America the Beautiful” – a documentary about the nation’s obsession with beauty

As you may have read in earlier posts over the weekend, I spent my Sunday catching up on some good shit. Meaning – eating disorder, labiaplasty and beauty/fashion industry documentaries and films. I...

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22. 08. 2011
nivea_offensive_ad

Nivea pulls ‘offensive’ ad

Companies like to push the envelope with their ads. Sometimes the gamble works, sometimes it doesn’t, and sometimes, like in the case of a new advertising campaign from Nivea, the whole thing turns...

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22. 08. 2011
black girls

Dark girls: a documentary

As much as we love being black, we can’t pretend that we’re a people without flaws. One of the deepest, nastiest burdens we carry is our attitude about skin color. The dismissal or...

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24. 07. 2011
beautiful

Explosive backlash over Psychology Today’s blogger’s assessment that black women are less beautiful

When Psychology Today blogger and author Satoshi Kanazawa wrote recently that, based on his assessment of research data, Black women are less attractive than non-Black women, there was (no surprise) an explosive response....

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14. 03. 2011
Tahrir Square

Women of Revolution: Reform in the Middle East

The staggering breadth of the uprising in Egypt and the size of the crowds would not be possible without the historic role the country’s women are playing in the political protests. Women are...

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28. 10. 2010
Jacinta Lai New Zealand

Miss India beauty contestant accused of not looking ‘Indian enough’

Her stunning looks won her a coveted title in New Zealand’s Miss India contest. But Jacinta Lal, 21, has recently been at the centre of a huge row after she was accused of...

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07. 10. 2010
breast cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Breast cancer diagnostic delay depends more on race than insurance

HORRIBLE news from a study done by the American Association for Cancer Research (AARC): The mission of the American Association for Cancer Research is to prevent and cure cancer. Founded in 1907, the...

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