June 11, 2009

Demanding Reality: A Diamond in the Rough (Reader submission)

Filed under: Slightly Random, Beauty and Body Image — demandit @ 10:35 am

In Medellin, Colombia—a city suffering from an eating disorder epidemic and known for its “Silicone Valley” (i.e. where little girls dream of breast implants and plastic surgery)—one reader stumbled across this realistic mannequin.

Curvy mannequin

Correspondingly, this mannequin was next to a park exhibition of Botero who tends to use plump figures in his works.

Thanks for the submission, Allison!

June 9, 2009

Schick Quattro “Trim Style”

Filed under: Media, Objectification, Beauty and Body Image, Lyrics — demandit @ 2:04 pm

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