Slim Hopes: Advertising&the Obsession With Thinness


http://... Kilbourne's award-winning video offers an in-depth analysis of how female bodies are depicted in advertising images and the devastating effects of those images on women's health. Addressing the relationship between these images and the obsession of girls and women with dieting and thinness, Slim Hopes offers a new way to think about life-threatening eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and a well-documented critical perspective on the social impact of advertising.

Slim Hopes is a lively and engaging program suitable for a wide range of audiences at high schools, colleges anduniversities. Using over 150 ads, it informs as it entertains, allowing viewers to build an analytic framework for considering the impact of advertising on women's health.







Channel: News
Uploaded: October 4, 2006 at 3:45 pm
Author: ChallengingMedia

Length: 00:05:10
Rating: 4.73
Views: 163507

Tags: Education Disorders MEF Sut Women Jean Media Mass Critical Kilbourne Eating Jhally Literacy Educational Health Industry

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BadAssSamurai (November 18, 2008 at 5:02 pm)
"80% of 10 yr old girls on diets" dat is f-in disgustin! the media plays a big part in this whole "slim is beautiful" kinda thing but it has alot to do with girls' self-esteem as well!

I'm a girl&i feel sick wen i see an anorexic girl or just a stick thin girl, i cant see how anyone can find that sexy! i'm 17, bout 5ft1&weigh bout 6:10, size 8 (6 sumtimes)i dont TRY to b dat weight, i just am, i used to b a chubby baby but i do ALOT of sports. girls just need to realise wot's important!
nefertum (November 10, 2008 at 11:11 pm)
Yes, I agree with you. I am sick of big boobs everywhere! And the surgeons thrive!!!
nefertum (November 10, 2008 at 11:09 pm)
she was talking about the body type not the body of a woman. Body type is given by your genes, therefore that did not change!
samilc (November 10, 2008 at 1:38 am)
do you know how many people die from starving right now?