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Body shaming

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In a study of children's film and books regarding messages about the importance of appearance, media targeted toward children were heavily saturated with messages emphasizing attractiveness as an important part of relationships and interpersonal interaction. Among the movies used in the study, two
100:. Forms of discrimination may also differ significantly depending on age group. For example, tall preadolescents are sometimes depicted as awkward and can face derogatory pejorative terms such as "lanky", despite height being a typically valued characteristic among adults. 125:, or for having broad shoulders, physical traits that are typically associated with men. Extensive levels of body shaming can have negative emotional effects, including lowered self-esteem and the development of issues such as eating disorders, anxiety, 33:
is the action or inaction of subjecting someone to humiliation and criticism for their bodily features. The scope of body shaming is wide, and includes, although is not limited to
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Artoni, P.; Chierici, M. L.; Arnone, F.; Cigarini, C.; De Bernardis, E.; Galeazzi, G. M.; Minneci, D. G.; Scita, F.; Turrini, G.; De Bernardis, M.; Pingani, L. (2021-03-01).
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Namaste, Ki. "Genderbashing: Sexuality, gender, and the regulation of public space." Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 14.2 (1996): 221-240.
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movies contained the highest number of messages about personal beauty. This study also found 64% of the videos studied portrayed obese characters as
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Matheson, Mikayla. "Women's Body Image in the Media: An Analytical Study of Recent Body Image Movements across Media Platforms." (2017).
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Herbozo, S.; Tantleff-Dunn, S.; Gokee-Larose, J.; J.K. (2004). "Beauty and thinness messages in children's media: A content analysis".
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and depression. These depressive effects can worsen especially when people feel their body can not meet social criteria.
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Chen, Hong, and Todd Jackson. "Are cognitive biases associated with body image concerns similar between cultures?."
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Sometimes body shaming can extend to a perception that one does not sufficiently display
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Sick, Kelsey; Pila, Eva; Nesbitt, Amy; Sabiston, Catherine M. (September 2020).
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Greenberg, B.; Eastin, M.; Hofschire, L.; Lachlan, K.; Brownell, K. (2003).
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Revising identification: fairy tales that transform tradition from within
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Bullying of an overweight woman depicted in a 1942 advertisement for a
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Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity
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Some forms of body shaming have ancient origins in popular
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Index


dietary supplement
fat-shaming
height-shaming
hair color
body shape
penis size
shaming of looks
skin color
psoriasis
Disney
unattractive
superstition
discrimination
red hair
stereotypes
blonde hair
masculinity
femininity
men
hips
man-bulge
body image disturbance
body dysmorphic disorder


doi
10.1080/10640260490267742
PMID
16864302

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