Society encourages the heartbreak of anorexia Final Edition
I was at the local fast-food joint with my two young daughters, surrounded by the aroma of grease, the glossy food full-frontals, the shout to try the "triple-the-meat-meal" or the "wheelbarrow of french fries" deal or the 2-for-1 special. Of course, for kids the big lure is the...
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| Published in | The Ottawa citizen (1986) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Ottawa, Ont
Postmedia Network Inc
12.10.2000
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| Summary: | I was at the local fast-food joint with my two young daughters, surrounded by the aroma of grease, the glossy food full-frontals, the shout to try the "triple-the-meat-meal" or the "wheelbarrow of french fries" deal or the 2-for-1 special. Of course, for kids the big lure is the free toy that accompanies their meal, and in all her glory, there she appeared ... Barbie, in a pink tutu, bursting forth from a pink plastic birthday cake complete with rotating platform. Among the fries and cheeseburger and ketchup, the icon of feminine perfection -- the body society worships, the image women brutalize themselves to achieve through diets, abusive exercise regimes, deprivation -- cheekily waved out at us. I reflected on the sneaky double standard and continuing message of "Hey! You can eat anything and everything you want -- you deserve it! But! |
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| ISSN: | 0839-3222 |