Category Archives: body image

Did You Know? Pink was the stronger, manlier color.

By admin | Published: June 22, 2011

Pink – or should I say light red – was a boy’s color. The lighter, daintier blue was for girls (and the Virgin Mary). Nowadays pink is so synonymous with girly that it is hard to imagine it being any other way. In reality pink wasn’t established as a feminine color until the 1950s. Here are [...]

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Did you know? Made up diseases

By Kelly | Published: January 6, 2011

Watch out. Too small of a breast size is a disease according to leading medical experts. No, really. It’s called micromastia and it’s medical description is “underdeveloped” breasts. What is the cure for so called underdeveloped breasts? Implants, of course! These leading medical experts happen to be part of the American Society [...]

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Did you know? Running Will Make Your Uterus Fall Out!

By Kelly | Published: September 14, 2010

This was apparently widely accepted medical advice in 1976. That was the year Kathrine Switzer ran the Boston marathon with a number. Now, the Boston Marathon isn’t just any race… it is the world’s oldest annual marathon. It began in 1897 and had always been a men’s only race. Roberta Blib ran covertly ten years [...]

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Marketing to Women? Make it Pink!

By Kelly | Published: August 6, 2010

I saw some earplugs for sale today... out of the 4 packages one was clearly designed to capture the female market, yet had no special draw... other than being pink. Did you see what I did there... designed to capture the female market - not designed for women. Capturing the female market is big business since women account for 85% of consumer purchases. Thats a lot! I'm so tired of what passes as marketing for women. Ok, lets make it pink. Yeah, uh nevermind any of the unique features that women might want (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/women-gadgets/). Maybe it works? Maybe some women think: oh, it's pink it must have been made just for me! Or a clever scheme to sell you one less set of earplugs for the same price. According to a study by the Consumer Electronics Association 59% of women don't want pink gadgets. Whoops.

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OMG, she is like so pretty

By Kelly | Published: June 29, 2010

As a woman being stupid and dumb is almost part of the American Dream. After all stupid + pretty = husband and husband = house + 2.4 kids and husband + house + 2.4 kids = happiness …right? Additionally, there are powerful advertising forces at work telling women they need to be stupid and pretty. Pretty women need lots [...]

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Did you Know? Women Wearing Pants

By Kelly | Published: June 8, 2010

Did you know that historically women were not allowed to wear pants in a professional environment. That’s right. Not allowed. The whole concept of not being able to wear pants at work is preposterous to me. So completely foreign that I can’t even really understand it. To me pants are more professional than skirts. You’re not [...]

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