Dr. Rebecca Hains
Author, professor and speaker | Children's media culture, media literacy, and media criticism
Archives
LISTEN: Rebecca Hains discusses #TruthInAds & body image on CBC Radio
The Brave Girls Alliance wants advertisers to stop extensively Photoshopping models’ bodies. The practice contributes to a public health crisis encompassing serious emotional, mental and physical health issues.
Read MoreGirls, strength, and the beauty ideal: A beach conversation
My five-year-old son befriended an eleven-year-old girl at the beach last week. As they worked together to create a sand castle, her dad and I chatted about my work as a media studies professor and his work as a high school art…
Read More“Six Summer Beauty Tips” by Rebecca Hains
Fashion magazines love telling women that our bodies aren’t fit to be seen in public, unless we buy and use the beauty products they’re hawking. And in the summer months, when rising temperatures lead us to shed more clothing, their scrutiny intensifies, picking…
Read MoreModern Beauty Standards Imposed on Classic Art Show Narrowness of Today’s Ideal
Many of today’s teenagers believe the Venus de Milo is “fat,” so I digitally retouched a photo of the famous statue to explore the issue.
Read MorePonies, petitions, and girl power: This week’s roundup
Last week, I kept busy working on the My Little Pony petition, asking Hasbro to stop promoting superficial stereotypes of girls. Change.org invited me to contribute a guest post to their web site about the petition. It’s called “I Won’t…
Read More
Dr. Rebecca Hains 
You must be logged in to post a comment.