FIGUREatively Speaking

April 2012

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Apr 12, 20123 notes

#missrepresentation #body image #media #body acceptance #media pressure

“I hope the sharing of my thoughts can generate a new conversation: Why was a puffy face cause for such a conversation in the first place? How, and why, did people participate? If not in the conversation about me, in parallel ones about women in your sphere? What is the gloating about? What is the condemnation about? What is the self-righteous alleged “all knowing” stance of the media about? How does this symbolize constraints on girls and women, and encroach on our right to be simply as we are, at any given moment?” —Ashley Judd via Hairpin

Apr 10, 20121 note

#Ashley Judd #body image #inspiration

WMC releases media guide for gender neutral coverage of women candidates and politicians

Throughout the years, we’ve written pretty extensively about sexist media coverage and the chilling effect it has on women-identified candidates and politicians. That’s why I’m so thrilled about the Women’s Media Center’s newly released Media Guide for its Name It. Change It. Project. The Guide works to identify, prevent and end sexist media coverage of women candidates and politicians.

Apr 9, 20124 notes