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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Video Comments:
childplacid (October 14, 2008 at 9:51 am)
paris hilton is skinny...not very nice
persianFi (October 12, 2008 at 12:19 pm)
nice I use this for my education purpose ......thanks for posting this video
evillittletree (October 4, 2008 at 10:56 pm)
this is a great speech but I very much disagree with the fact that women's bodies haven't changed in America! It seems the fatter the average American, the skinnier the models are in the magazines.

I'm not for anorexia or obsession with food in the least but encouraging girls to be happy with themselves isn't going to help them escape obesity and heart problems! You are beautiful when you are HEALTHY!
totallybarefoot (September 17, 2008 at 10:10 pm)
It's not the ribs that are attractive. A very tall, broad shouldered small waisted girl is the best body type for showing off high fashion. She's practically a walking clothes hanger, no body to interfere with the design. People are attracted to the design, and think they are attracted to the girl. But in plain clothes, Levi's and a tee shirt, Paris Hilton types are NOT the favourites. Are they?