Women in Canada are fed up with media portrayals

Shannon Proudfoot wrote a great article. Here is an excerpt: “Young women see only “skinny, sleazy and stupid” reflections of themselves on magazine racks, TV and computer screens, and they’re fed up with them, a new Canadian report reveals. Teens and young women across the country told Media Action that tall, thin blondes seem to set the only standards for beauty, while bad behaviour and rampant sexuality grabs the most attention for female celebrities. ”  [CanWest News Service]

http://www2.canada.com/topics/lifestyle/style/story.html?id=8da44bb1-a49c-4d47-82c8-aaf80b5bca08&k=40290

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