Body Image Pressure

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Human Dignity

There’s a big difference between seeing yourself as a human being instilled with dignity, and seeing yourself as an object. Sadly, the world of advertising is pounding our kids with a non-stop deluge of images that support a self-understanding that’s…
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TikTok and Metabolism Drops

Styles and fads have come and gone in the teen population thanks in part to the way these things are spread from teen to teen through one’s peer networks. The constant presence of social media has facilitated quicker and more…
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Hyper-Sexualized Dance

In wake of the controversy following this year’s hyper-sexualized Super Bowl halftime dance show, I read an article written by Mary Bawden, of the organization Dance Awareness: No child exploited. Bawden loves dance and says that watching a child explore…
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