One of the reasons I like Rosie O'Donnell is because she is a real person.
Her talk show, when I had time to watch it, was always something positive
on TV. She was honest with herself and I think she is a good role model for
women and for young girls not to mention how much she does for kids. She
would say things on her show like "Yeah I ate a whole box of ring dings
last night," and then she would laugh. I think she portrays a woman who is
real, who is probably also influenced by these "perfect" female images, but
who seems to be happy with who she is.
Just my op,
kimberly
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> From: Jill Crow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Study: Magazines hurt girls' images
> Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:07 AM
>
> When I remember way back to when I was in high school, my girlfriends and
I
> were all convinced we were fat and were very paranoid about what we ate.
I
> was trying to survive all day on a couple of cans of Tab and a candy bar.
> And none of us had any sort of a weight problem. I was extremely slim and
I
> wish I would have been able to enjoy it back then. And even now that I'm
> fast approaching 40 and gaining weight, although I am not close to having
a
> weight problem, I'm beating myself up about it. I try not to. I try to
have
> my goal to be healthy, not skinny, but every time I zip up my ever
> tightening jeans, I berate myself. Unless it really is my dryer that is
> shrinking them. :)
>
> Jill
>
> ----------
> > From: Kimberly & Brett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: Study: Magazines hurt girls' images
> > Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 9:50 AM
> >
> > I read Shape Magazine and Self Magazine. Shape is a women's health
> magazine
> > which has a lot of helpful information, nutrition tips, exercise ideas,
> > etc. However the magazines pictures of women are all models or at least
> > they look like them. So if I were a young teenage girl looking at this
> > magazine, I would be given the notion that I am not healthy unless I
look
> > like these models.
> > The magazines I did read while growing up, Teen, Seventeen, etc. were
> even
> > worse! I think those mags are very bad for young women. They take their
> > idea of beauty, of wellness and of what is the "norm" for teen girls
and
> > apply that to their readers, many of whom do not look like those
models.
> So
> > you have thousands of healthy beautiful young girls who are walking
> around
> > with this image of who they should be, what they should look like, how
> they
> > should act to "get that boy" and being very unhappy with who they
really
> > are. And as far as I have read or know about, these mags do not feel
> > responsible for the images they create for young teens. I heard one
> > magazine person-Vogue or Glamour I think-state that teens should know
the
> > difference between what they see in mags and what they see in reality.
Of
> > course, it's not the mag's fault, it's just those silly impressionable
> > teenagers. Oh please.
> >
> > Just my opinion,
> > kimberly
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> > > From: MISS APRIL D CLINE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Study: Magazines hurt girls' images
> > > Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 10:04 PM
> > >
> > > Hi, I have never replied to this list but when I read the message
> > > about magazine article's that hurt young women, it sparked my
memeory.
> > > Right now I am in a Women's Studies class at NAU, Flagstaff, AZ.
> > > We just finished discussing how all types of advertisements disploit
> > > women. Either by sexual reference or by making the younger
> > > generations seem older which induces the child molestation rate. In
> > > class we watched a Video called "Killing us Softly". I never
> > > realized how women are reduced down to objects. We also discussed
> > > the Barbie Doll effect and how the all generations of women are
> > > affected by this. Disploitation of women are seen everywhere
(videos,
> > > books, ads, etc..) and so many people don't even recognize it
> > > because it seems normal to the majority of the population.
> > >
> > > Teri
