Dove: Visibly More White Beautiful Skin
So this ad actually happened: Start out as a not-skinny black lady, morph into a racially ambiguous brunette, end up a thin blonde! This body wash is magic.
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Assholery, like attractiveness, is usually subjective
But sometimes, someone is objectively a total asshole. Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist and the coauthor of Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters, fits the bill. See, for example, his latest article in Psychology Today: “Why Are Black Women Rated Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?” There are marked race differences in physical attractiveness among [...]
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So, men in shorts.
Photo via the Sartorialist. Per usual, Choire is right about everything. No shorts at work. None of those horrible cargo shorts. But nice-looking well-fitting shorts? I TOTALLY SUPPORT men in those shorts. All men? No. Not all men look good in shorts. (And listen, I love jumpsuits, but I cannot wear them! I also cannot [...]
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Look at that slut.
Can you believe that a junior Congresswoman, someone hoping to be taken seriously, would pose nearly topless on the cover of a fitness magazine — in business attire, with her blouse open exposing her entire stomach and most of her breasts (no nipples, but close)? No, you can’t believe it, because I made it up. [...]
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Standardizing Sizing
It is about time. In one store, you’re a Size 4, in another a Size 8, and in another a Size 10 — all without gaining an ounce. It’s a familiar problem for many women, as standard sizing has never been very standard, ever since custom clothing gave way to ready-to-wear. So, baffled women carry [...]
...read moreSpeaking of Katy Perry…
I cannot stop looking at this (via the Hairpin). Took a bus to DC this weekend and stared at that GIF for a good five minutes. Pretty sure the girl next to me was disturbed by that behavior. But, seriously. Christ.
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Kiddie Couture
French Vogue features its youngest models ever: Kindergartners. They’re fully made up and are striking eyes-cast-down, pouty-lipped poses. And the spread is called “Cadeaux,” which means “gifts.” Um, yuck. The copy asks, in part, “What makeup at what age? What makeup does one wear at 13? What about at 70? Obviously not like one does [...]
...read moreMan-Repelling
Maybe I will have something more intelligent to say about this later, but: I appreciate women who are able to have a sense of humor about fashion, and who recognize that for a lot of us, clothing is wearable art and not just a way of making ourselves look attractive (or covering our butts). Maybe [...]
...read moreIf Maura Kelly doesn’t like seeing fat people, perhaps she should get a room and not leave it.
File this one under “If you think these things, you are an asshole, and if you publish them on the internet and in a major magazine you are really the worst human being”: Marie Claire writer Maura Kelly pens a whole piece about how “fatties” on TV should “get a room,” because she doesn’t like [...]
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This photoshoot definitely makes the Grilled Cheesus cry.
So noted model-molester and general skeeze-ball Terry Richardson shot the cast of Glee for GQ. Or at least, the young white members of the cast who don’t play gay teens or teens with disabilities. That’s cool. Very edgy. Very cool. Richardson, as usual, was highly original in his concept: Mostly-naked chicks. Or, more specifically, have [...]
...read moreIt pays to be thin
And if you’re a woman, it pays to be very thin. We have posted before on how obese women have a far harder time climbing the career ladder than their slimmer female counterparts, while men actually improve their chances of reaching the corner office when they gain weight. Now, a new study goes a step [...]
...read moreShameful Behaviour
Atheling aka wickedday is a white, middle-sized, currently able-bodied, cis- and heterosexual British woman about to start studying for an MA in medieval literature. This piece was originally posted at her personal blog, This Wicked Day, where she also blogs about language, geeky things, random crap on the Internet and University Challenge in addition to [...]
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