By alienman on March 30, 2010
I love sifting through Japanese Fashion Magazine scans. I download the hell out of the Livejournal community. One thing that really bugs me, though, is the way they seem to advertise weigh loss solutions. A lot of times, the models employed for “before” and “after” shots start out already being pretty skinny. Their “after” photos [...]
Posted in Daughter of Asia, Media Critic |
By alienman on January 14, 2010
The DailyMail seems to think it’s made a remarkable discovery. Apparently, we’re hearing for the first time ever that men don’t like women who wear ‘too much makeup’ and they prefer women to look as close to natural as possible. What the déja-vu, yo! I could’ve sworn I heard this at least a billion tired [...]
Posted in Being a Woman, Media Critic | Tagged Rant |
By alienman on December 5, 2008
I came across this article as I was browsing reddit. Basically, it’s criticizing Victoria’s Secret for making real women feel bad about themselves by using models with unrealistic body types. Sure, it’s true that most women don’t have the bodies that those models have and that it usually takes a LOT of dedication, control and [...]
Posted in Being a Woman, Media Critic |
By alienman on July 15, 2007
The boyfriend and I were fueling up at a Taco Bell between shopping today, and I couldn’t help but notice what new promotional genius these guys had cooked up. Turns out, I’m one of the last to notice this and I’m waaaay behind. Not that I’m surprised. I can’t stand television, especially in small town [...]
Posted in Media Critic |
By alienman on May 30, 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svxLdNsxPSw I don’t believe for a minute that the media has much influence in making people think it’s okay to be overweight.What I SHOULD have said is, “I don’t believe that showing overweight people on television is much impact on the condoning of obesity.” – [edit May 31] If anything, as far as media influences [...]
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