Skin Deep Snippets, Issue 4

A letter to my daughter

Image from linked from Role Reboot article

“My body is strong. Amazing. It has brought life into this world. It has housed you and your brother, kept you safe and warm and healthy even before I knew you existed. These scars and marks on my stomach tell a story. A story of love. If that is not beauty, I do not know what is.”

Gemma Hartley’s beautiful letter to her daughter on her post-pregnancy body is well worth a read, especially after all of the hoo-haa about Kate Middleton’s Post Baby Body a day after giving birth!

The Body Con 

‘The Body Con’ is a belief that there is one perfect body. We know this isn’t the case, and so in association with The Butterfly Foundation they have launched a competition. It encourages people to make a 30 second ad confronting the belief that being in control of your body is the key to acceptance and success. For more details and to find out how to enter check it out here.

From linked mUmBRELLA article

Social Media Backlash 

Australia’s Next Top Model has sparked a social media backlash over its’ #NextTopSelfie competition, encouraging girls to take photos of themselves for a chance to win a prize – with many taking to Instagram and Twitter in protest. Read more at mUmBRELLA here.

Body Image Pressures
A recent study of young Australians has investigated the body image pressures across genders, and the growing social concern around the body. You can read more about the report here.

Barbie Sales Drop

Are Body Image concerns to blame for the drop in sales of Mattel’s iconic Barbie? Check out how the alternatives are becoming increasingy popular and leaving Barbie behind here. What do you think?

Image (linked) from Telegraph article ‘Barbie sales slump during recession’