I found this really good article on my topic at www.tinyurl.com/892ndh It is from ABC news, written by Melinda Tankard Reist, Posted Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:43am AEST it was a link from the website www.tinyurl.com/7fncgv the women's forum of Australia. Who's project "fakint it" is mentioned in the Kate Winslet case study, but I have only just found this in my notes and pursued it further. Resulting in some very useful articles!
It talks about the effetcs of media images on women in general and specifically the fact that these images are airbrushed and unrealistic, with headings of ;
"media images"- WFA has also produced a mini documentary about society's built in messages that you have to be thin and sexy to be acceptable. It's available on You Tube.
"pyschological harm" A recent survey found a quarter of Australian teenage girls would get plastic surgery if they could - and 2 per cent already had. The study of 4,000 girls aged 11 to 18 found most were unhappy with their bodies.
and "not the real thing" "They are aspiring to unattainable, sexualised, digitally enhanced images of models and celebrities - women airbrushed beyond recognition."
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