Johann Hari, Independent UK. September 21, 2009. One day, we will look back on a time when women aspired to be Belsen-thin with the incomprehension we feel for Chinese foot-binding. But how do we get there?
Trisha Gura, Huffington Post. May 14, 2009. Today's idealized man looks more like the typical, glowing female model we are accustomed to seeing in magazines than the Brawny man.
Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. October 29, 2008. Strip club look alike contests and the 'Nailin Palin' porno by Hustler are not in good fun.
Michael Levine, Hara Estroff Marano, Psychology Today. August 8, 2008. Men are barraged by images of unobtainable women in the media, making it difficult for them to desire the ordinarily beautiful.
Allison Gaudet Yarrow, Women's eNews. July 15, 2008. A multi-billion-dollar wedding industry peddles the perfection myth more intensely than ever before.
Malena Amusa, Women's eNews. February 21, 2007. By wearing weaves and wigs, black women can become the type of woman society doesn't otherwise expect them to be. But do these counter-identities lead to empowerment or self-loathing?
Andrea Bartz, Sirens Magazine. January 12, 2007. There's a line between working hard to get gorgeous and subjecting yourself to all-out pain. Being swollen, inflamed, and bruised is not pretty.
