Read more body image stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18205/body-image.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74638/women-hate-on-their-bodies-36-times-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen are pretty good at feeling bad: They have negative thoughts about their appearance an average of 36 times a day, a survey shows. One hundred women, aged from 35 to 70, were asked to carry a clicker and register every time they felt anxious about any aspect of their...http://www.newser.com/story/74638/women-hate-on-their-bodies-36-times-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:59:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71900/photo-doesnt-make-me-a-slut-meghan-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMeghan McCain can’t believe the “immediate and nasty overreaction” to her post of a “funny and silly” self-portrait. She admits that posting a photo showing off her cleavage “is not the smartest thing I have ever done. But it’s just not worth the drama it caused”—and shows some ugly...http://www.newser.com/story/71900/photo-doesnt-make-me-a-slut-meghan-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 14:53:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71881/plus-size-models-hurt-self-esteem-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNever mind the hoopla surrounding Glamour ’s decision to grace its pages with plus-size models—looking at any model will damage an overweight woman’s self-esteem. Meanwhile, underweight women's self-esteem climbs no matter the size of the model they’re looking at, New York reports, citing a recent study. The researchers’ advice...http://www.newser.com/story/71881/plus-size-models-hurt-self-esteem-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 11:46:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71796/fox-apologizes-for-jessica-simpson-weight-jokes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFox sucked it up and apologized for an NFL Sunday skit in which cartoon versions of the Dallas Cowboys made fun of Jessica Simpson’s weight. “Upon reflection, our poor attempt at humor was insensitive,” Fox said in a statement to US Weekly . It also pointed out that segment sponsor Burger...http://www.newser.com/story/71796/fox-apologizes-for-jessica-simpson-weight-jokes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 13:29:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71699/she-got-fired-for-being-too-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFeminists, grab your pitchforks. Filippa Hamilton, the model who appeared in a Ralph Lauren ad so ridiculously photoshopped that her waist looked smaller than her head, now says the fashion label fired her for being too fat. “They said I was overweight and I couldn’t fit in their clothes anymore,...http://www.newser.com/story/71699/she-got-fired-for-being-too-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71264/even-a-little-exercise-boosts-your-ego.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood news for the semi-motivated couch potato: doing just a little exercise—not actually getting fit—will make you feel better about yourself, a new study says. University of Florida researchers reviewing 57 studies on exercise and body image found that people who exercised got the same body-image boost no...http://www.newser.com/story/71264/even-a-little-exercise-boosts-your-ego.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 14:54:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70639/for-that-photoshopped-look-airbrush-yourself-at-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs if the fake beauty of those Photoshopped magazine covers wasn’t enough, enter Temptu, a home “airbrush system” that can give anyone that flat, plastic look in the flesh. Chloe Angyal is appalled. One really needs to focus in order “to think about just how incredibly screwed up this concept...http://www.newser.com/story/70639/for-that-photoshopped-look-airbrush-yourself-at-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 10:52:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68314/glamour-goes-plus-size-nude-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInspired by the outpouring of enthusiasm (and press, no doubt) over the appearance of plus-size model Lizzi Miller—pooch and all—in its September issue, Glamour will feature a bevy of nude plus-size models in a November spread, insiders tell the New York Post . Miller will be back, joined by...http://www.newser.com/story/68314/glamour-goes-plus-size-nude-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 10:19:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67409/mags-gutsy-photo-hits-with-readers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn showing that it has the stomach to use plus-sized models in its pages, Glamour has provoked a torrent of positive reader reaction, blogger Margaret notes on Jezebel. A photo of a woman with a bit of a gut hanging over her underwear accompanied a story in the September issue,...http://www.newser.com/story/67409/mags-gutsy-photo-hits-with-readers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 21:18:04 CDT