The culture of shame is reinforced by what we see on television, in advertising and marketing. It’s what we see in movies, what we hear in music and what we read in newspapers and magazines. When it comes to body image, there’s no question about the value of “thin.” To make matters worse, as the “waif look” and “heroin chic” are recycled in yesterday’s fashion magazines, the new ideal body is still tiny, except for a round, voluptuous bottom and huge breasts. This combination is not something that occurs very often in nature. The bone-thin, big-booty and boobs combo is more often a “carved to
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