JAGORI – The Beauty Myth – 35 sec film
Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
The beauty industry thrives on creating unreal images of beauty that people beat themselves up to achieve. Question the beauty myth amd be proud of who you are. The film was created by Ethics Films for JAGORI.
JAGORI is a not-for-profit women’s training and resource centre based in New Delhi, India. For more information visit: www.jagori.org
Duration : 0:0:34
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I don’t know …
I don’t know anything about it. But you women are pushing your issues on US.
And the media likes to whip this up into a major “crisis,” when it ISN’T.
I’d rather die than …
I’d rather die than live another year with an eating disorder. Hands down.
It’s worse to be alive and in this than dead.
Please try not to judge other people’s hell.
For instance, maybe you’re a sociopath, and maybe that’s really miserable. Not being a sociopath, I’m not going to pretend I understand and/or diminish what you say about your experience.
But if you create a thoughtful video about it and I comment disparagingly, you may feel free to say to me as I say now, kindly off.
i love it when men …
i love it when men think they know everything about women and the pressures we go through
I meant “gender …
I meant “gender feminists.” My bad.
first of all, ” …
first of all, “feminists” are not a monolithic entity. secondly, 6 per year, in the whole world, really? thirdly, DYING is not the only way of destroying one’s mind/body. people can have severe psychological distress or illness induced by these ideals without necessarily dying.
Based on feminists …
Based on feminists who said that “50,000 girls die of anorexia every year.”
Turns out, it’s about 6 per year.
LOL. based on what?
LOL. based on what?
nicely made. but is …
nicely made. but is weight the primary body image issue affecting indian girls/women? i think the quest for fairness and the application of cancer-correlating products on their faces and bodies is very bothersome and perhaps more rampant.
Sorry, “millions of …
Sorry, “millions of girls” do NOT do this. The numbers have been grossly exaggerated and inflated.
very very nice
very very nice
aww that was lovely …
aww that was lovely! well done
Good video
Good video
excellent concept …
excellent concept and video, check out my PSA I did for TV TurnOff Week
ain’t that the truth
ain’t that the truth