Tag: body image
Januhairy – this isn’t going to cut it
AS January drew to a close, so too did the aptly named ‘Januhairy’: a campaign created by Exeter student Laura Jackson that has garnered...
Sierra Burgess is a Loser: Review
The trailer for one of Netflix’s most recent teen romcoms, Sierra Burgess Is A Loser, caught my attention. A protagonist, and actor (Stranger Things’s...
Number of young male sufferers from eating disorders soars
Societally deemed a typically feminine mental health issue, the world of eating disorders is generally seen as one unrelatable to men.
Freddie Flintoff, a former cricketer, recently...
Why we should be talking about Body Image
The way we perceive our bodies has become more and more complicated in the age of social media., We are surrounded by images of...
The Importance of Body Positivity in 2017
Amongst the frenzy of social media, magazines, television, and the increasing emergence of the Kylie Jenners of the world, it’s often hard to forget...
Exeter Embraces: A New Body Image Movement
Exeter Embraces are two words I hope are on everyone’s lips by the end of the year. What is Exeter Embraces I hear you...
The Reality Behind the Instagram
We all know the drill. Edit the photo within an inch of its life, ace the caption (not too deep, satire welcome, lay off...
Life in plastic, it’s fantastic
My cousin hacked off the hair of hers, convinced it would grow back. A friend of mine accidentally welded the plastic strands to some...
‘Anorexia is narcissism’? I can’t stomach this
F ollowing Joan Bakewell’s opinion that growing rates of eating disorders among teenagers is a 'sign of narcissism', this veteran broadcaster has admitted to...
Victoria’s Secret: The Angels have landed
Just last week, the American lingerie giant Victoria's Secret held its 20th annual fashion show, and, as per usual, social media blew up because...
