a look at how multi billion dollar industries (cosmetics, dieting, cosmetic surgery, pornography, mass media) set impossible beauty standards and reap large profits by making women feel insecure about their appearance.

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May 2, 2008 12:59pm
The Beauty Myth: Then and Now.Left: Elle Magazine, French edition, January 1967. On the cover: the diet that will make you stay young for 50 years. Actual article: lots of common sense about exercising and eating well.Right: Elle Magazine, French edition,  March 2008. On the cover: style tips for overweight women, to make them look “beautiful.” Inside: the spread features models size 0-6! Celebrities featured in the do and don’t: Scarlett Johansson, Rihanna, and Beyonce!!! AHHHHHHH MY EYES!!!

The Beauty Myth: Then and Now.

Left: Elle Magazine, French edition, January 1967. On the cover: the diet that will make you stay young for 50 years. Actual article: lots of common sense about exercising and eating well.

Right: Elle Magazine, French edition,  March 2008. On the cover: style tips for overweight women, to make them look “beautiful.” Inside: the spread features models size 0-6! Celebrities featured in the do and don’t: Scarlett Johansson, Rihanna, and Beyonce!!! AHHHHHHH MY EYES!!!
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