Esquire Magazine thinks Women are Objects
The editor for Esquire Magazine UK made some pretty disparaging comments about women recently that got him into a lot of trouble. Alex Bilmes, the editor in question, said that the magazine views women as objects, pretty pictures for men to look at, and the equivalent to a cool car. We are nothing more than a pair of legs, breasts, and a butt. After realizing the error or backlash for his comment Bilmes’ apologized by saying that Esquire isn’t the only magazine to objectify women, women’s magazines do it too…
Anna Kerslake: A photographer on a mission
Anna, a 23 year old photographer born and bred in Dublin, Ireland, has something to say. Be on the lookout for Anna’s work in our future issues, but in the meantime here is what she revealed about her photography and how she uses it to make a statement about body image and the sexist portrayal of women in the media! Oh, and don’t forget to check out Anna’s two page spread in The Women’s Issue! Before I went into photography I had planned on becoming a professional singer. I attended…
Beauty to The Core: Kaitlyn Wozniak is making a difference in the body image world
Kaitlyn grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to Washington, DC in 2009 to attend college at American University. While in DC, she found herself. Not only did Kaitlyn reach full recovery from her eating disorder, but she also became an eating disorder awareness activist, began indoor cycling and found her passion for nutrition and fitness. She has also held two titles as Maryland Miss 2011 and Miss DC US International 2012. And we were lucky enough to catch up with her for this interview! Don’t forget to check her…
One black model is enough
Chanel Iman is a young, beautiful, and successful model, you’ve probably seen her on magazine covers or Victoria Secret runway. Unfortunately, she still faces some racial set backs in her career. Recently in an interview she admitted that designers haven’t hired her because they already had “one of her kind” on the runway. It’s not too hard to believe, with the recent fashion week runways being labeled as “white outs” and Iman herself only being the third African American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue, racial discrimination…
Kendrick Lamar features dark skinned model in music video
Kendrick Lamar did an interview while shooting his music video “Poetic Justice” where he talks about how they cast the lead model. Lamar said that the darker tone model, Brittany Sky was chosen over a lighter one because you don’t see different tones in videos. While Lamar was vocal about his love for all skin tones, he made sure to point out that darker women should be represented more. Every skin type is beautiful. Brittany Sky, she’s stunning. I love that Kendrick Lamar spoke openly about what is considered “attractive”…
