Mom Puts 7-Year-Old Daughter on Strict Diet
Childhood obesity is a pretty heated and controversial subject. Of course, good parents want the best for their kids and would like to help them achieve good health. However, is strict dieting necessary? Are we teaching our kids to place more emphasis on their appearance than their health by doing so? In this article from Anderson Cooper, mother Dara-Lynn Weiss is interviewed for putting her 7 year old daughter on a strict diet. What Dara-Lynn has to say is very interesting…especially in the second video where she confesses that she…
Your Friends are to blame for body image issues
A new study has come out saying that young girls are influenced more by friends than media images when it comes to poor body image issues. The article goes on to explain that Texas A & M International University found that body issues come from peer competition, which in turn can be influenced by the media but isn’t the direct cause. I’ve always been a strong believer that the media is largely to blame for our feeling of insecurities, but after reading the research I’m convinced that it may be…
Black History Month: Happy 100th Birthday, Rosa Parks!
Happy Birthday to Rosa Parks, a revolutionary woman! I’m so happy that her birthday is in February – also Black History Month – because this seems like such a great time to honor her. Today, we celebrate 100 years since her birth. Rosa Parks is often remembered for her bravery when she refused to give up her seat on the bus, but she was actually an activist for many other causes and dedicated her life to protecting women and fighting racial inequality. Here’s a great article by Ms Magazine that…
Why Fat Shaming Doesn’t Work
I was thrilled to find this fat shaming article by blogger Brittany Gibbons on Huffington Post today. In the article, Brittany herself takes on fat shaming from both a personal and cultural perspective. I myself don’t think shaming people about their weight has ANY positive effect on the situation…it just encourages unhealthy self-loathing behaviors and creates this absolutely ass-backwards hierarchy based on weight and appearances only. It’s a great article and I encourage you to read it (and stop the shaming).
Cheerleader Banned from Super Bowl for Weight Gain
With the Super Bowl coming up there’s been a lot of talk about the big game. An article about Courtney Lenz, a Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader, stuck out to me. The NFL only allows each team to bring 30 of it’s 60 cheerleaders to the Super Bowl. Courtney who was a veteran cheerleader was in her last season for the team was exclude from the Super Bowl Game. Courtney said the reason she was barred from attending the game was because of her fluctuation in weight during the season. Courtney even…
