Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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Many ads today and in the past have not been responsible in showing diversity of body image. Showing slender, blonde, white women in their ads repeatedly has adverse affects on the body image of women. Companies are getting more creative and showing different body types, but it is, nevertheless, still an issue. This article from Harvard discusses some of the harm in showing only one type of woman in advertisements. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/advertisings-toxic-effect-on-eating-and-body-image/

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