Dangerous Curves Ahead

Curvy Women Who are Changing America’s Standards

Why is Body Image Important?• A good body image is an essential part of healthy self-esteem.

• Having a negative body image can lead to problems such as low self-esteem, depression, and eating disorders.

• Eating disorders can lead to serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes and heart failure.

• Having a good body image means you like and accept your body the way it is, and you don’t feel the need to change it.

• Having a poor body image means you have problems accepting yourself the way you are.

• If you have a healthy body image, you’re more likely to be mentally and emotionally stable.

• Body image isn’t always tied to reality. You could have a supermodel figure and still hate your body.

• A healthy body image will improve your self-esteem, confidence, physical and mental health, as well as your relationships. http://www.3fatchicks.com/why-a-positive-body-image-is-important/http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/for-women/the-importance-of-maintaining-a-healthy-body-image.html

Ashley Graham• Size 16• Age 28• First Plus-Size model to be featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition.• Writer and contributing editor of Instyle Magazine’s “Great Style Has No Size”

section.• Body image activist.• Often called “fat” and “obese” even though she is a normal-sized woman.• Hates the “plus size” label.• She has done many sexy photo shoots in bikinis and lingerie. • Very body-confident and body-positive.

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Tess Holliday• Age 31• Size 22• First Plus-Size model to be signed to a major modelling agency.• Launched controversial #effyourbeautystandards hashtag on social media.• Was featured on the cover of People Magazine in 2015.• Body positive advocate.• Has been accused of promoting unhealthy body image.• Her 5”5 height is unusual for a model of any kind.• Was bullied as a teenager because of her size, but is now very body-

confident.

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Mindy Kaling

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• Age 37

• Size 8-12

• Actress, producer, and comedy writer.

• Wrote her own memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns.)

• Known for The Office, Inside Out, and Wreck It Ralph.

• Doesn’t base her self-worth on what her body looks like.

• Identifies as someone who is both cute and “chubby”.

• Thought to be more body-positive than Girls writer and star Lena Dunham.

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Times are ChangingRefinery 29, a Body-Positive website for women, is working to improve body image by

removing negative, outdated phrases, promoting the Anti-Diet Project, and sharing some interesting statistics.

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• Refinery 29 is working to kill shame-based phrases such as “bikini body” and “guilt-free”.

• The website states that most gyms promote negative body image with terms such as “Summer Slim-Down”

• The website states that the phrase “Real Women” is actually negative, because there’s no one specific way to define a “real woman.”

• The website conducted a body image survey of 1,100 Refinery 21 readers ages 18-54. The results were surprising.

• According to the survey, 54% of the women were mostly happy with their bodies.

• 32% were a little happy with their bodies, and only 12% weren’t happy at all.

• 86% of the women said they worked out for general health reasons, not to get thinner.

• 74% wanted to get toned (not thin), and 67% wanted to get stronger.

• Weight loss wasn’t even one of the top four reasons for working out.

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