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17 Jul

‘Girl dinner’ and our unhealthy obsession with what other

by Beauty Tips
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The backlash to the viral TikTok trend highlights what we get mistaken about moderating content related to disordered eating online For those who’ve been on the web recently, it’s likely you’ve heard of ‘girl dinner’. Typically, girl dinners are meals which comprise various bits and pieces: think an artfully arranged mini charcuterie board of crackers, ham, carrots, olives, and a couple of slices of cheese. Others are a bit more chaotic and have meals consisting of chicken nuggets and chocolate milk or Kombucha and Reese’s peanut butter cups. As one user put it, girl dinner is all about “no preparation just vibes”. We’ve all the time been obsessive about knowing other people’s diets, nevertheless...
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21 Dec

Fashion's Unhealthy Obsession with Body Image

by Beautifaire101
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The concept of our bodies and the way they interact with the garments we wear is a lens into our mental health that the Mode Museum - Antwerp (MOMU) articulates of their newest exhibit, Mirror Mirror - Fashion and the Psyche. The intersection luxury designer fashion, high-quality art, and self-concept, Mirror Mirror presents us with commentary on high-fashion mannequins and the way they will be damaging, using silhouette to disguise and morph your body, how low self-esteem and bad self-image shape twist our perceptions, and the way we seek a certain form of self-perception after we use digital avatars to represent ourselves online. As global trends about our bodies are shaped by KPOP body culture and standards, or the resurgence...
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25 Nov

Regina King’s Son Ian Alexander Jr. Labeled Social Media

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Regina King Regina King Shortly before passing away from suicide, Ian Alexander Jr., 26, son of Regina King, declared social media to be unhealthy for his well-being. “I don’t think instagram is healthy for me,” wrote Alexander Jr., who deejayed under the stage name Desdune, in considered one of his final tweets. He used a well-liked image from SpongeBob Squarepants where the cartoon character is surrounded by tiny clones cloaked in wild flames as an example exactly how he was feeling to his followers. I don’t think instagram is healthy for me — desdune (@desdunemjv) January 15, 2022 “You understand that episode of SpongeBob where they go inside his brain and it’s a bunch of mini spongebobs just losing their s—…..yea that one really hits home,”...
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2 Oct

Regina King’s Son Ian Alexander Jr. Labeled Social Media

by Beauty Tips
What's The Tea, Featured
Photo by Paul Redmond/FilmMagic Shortly before passing away from suicide, Ian Alexander Jr., 26, son of Regina King, declared social media to be unhealthy for his well-being.  “I don’t think instagram is healthy for me,” wrote Alexander Jr., who deejayed under the stage name Desdune, in considered one of his final tweets.  He used a preferred image from SpongeBob Squarepants where the cartoon character is surrounded by tiny clones cloaked in wild flames for example exactly how he was feeling to his followers.  I don’t think instagram is healthy for me— desdune (@desdunemjv) January 15, 2022 “ that episode of SpongeBob where they go inside his brain and it’s a bunch of mini spongebobs just losing their s—…..yea that one really hits home,” he wrote.  ...
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