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It’s hard out there for a pimp male model. MamaMia profiles “Male Models. Inside Their Straaaange World”, and how images of “buffed” and “ripped” men on magazine covers might affect male body image....
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“The Fashion Industry’s Anorexia Problem.” Gala Darling offers an interesting take on pageantry. It seems not all beauty queens are vapid glorified prom queens with “miles of hair extensions,...
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“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” This is what the main character’s, Babydoll, David Carradine-esque wise fairy godfather tells her midway through her pointless journey to...
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Raising awareness about breast checks, one superheroine at a time. [io9] Ladies of the year: Taylor Swift VS. Lady Gaga. Who do you choose? [Girl with a Satchel] Why women fear the “n” word in...
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Ashley Judd slaps down body- (and face-) shamers. [Daily Beast] A fictional tale (though a very realistic one) of what it’s like to promise your purity to your dad. [Jezebel] So Tony Abbott’s sister...
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Yikes! Sesame Street gets the slutty Halloween costume treatment. [io9] “Porn in China.” [Daily Life] Mitt Romney’s history of flip-flopping on abortion. [Jezebel] Plus-sized women may be getting more...
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Sesame Street tells its viewers that “being a princess isn’t a career”. Indeed! [Jezebel] Should Obama not have called his daughters “beautiful” during his acceptance speech? [The Oxonian Globalist]...
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Think many rapes are reported falsely and the few actual rapists are punished for their crime? As this graph shows, you can think again. [Daily Life] Interested in Melbourne’s gay culture and history?...
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Approaching America’s Next Top Model from an academic perspective. [The Atlantic] The enduring relevance of Freaks & Geeks. [TheVine] Gay men need consent to touch a woman, too. [Role/Reboot] Why...
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Analysing Kim Kardashian’s selfies. [Fusion] Avengers: Age of Ultron is crap because: “… Whedon can’t get more than five or ten minutes to establish or complicate their motivations, because Marvel is...
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