Monday 22 January 2018

American Eagle 'body positivity' campaign

You can add to your Fairy Liquid Advert paragraph that clothing companies are beginning to represent different body shapes in their adverts, e.g. http://aplus.com/a/american-eagle-outfitters-i-can-fall-2017-campaign-video?no_monetization=true
American Eagle began a campaign in 2017 to promote body positivity, showing pictures of different-sized women advertising their clothes.

Also, a plus-sized model who has made it big in Hollywood, Ashley Grahm, has also become famous for promoting positive body image.
America Eagle

Ashley Grahm
Another great point to add to your essay might be the Netflix genre 'Women that rule the stage'

Tuesday 9 January 2018

Women in Film 2018


Talk Show host Oprah Winfrey's powerful acceptance speech at the 2018 Golden Globes Awards (when she won a Lifetime Achievement Award) further raised awareness of the representation of women in the film and media industry. In wake of a torrent of accusations of years of harrassment and abuse, from Harvey Weinstein (film producer and co-founder of Miramax films) to Kevin Spacey (who was subsequently dropped from the Netflix series House of Cards), women attending the awards wore black to symbolise solidarity. Winfrey said that "a new day is on the horizon" "when nobody has to say 'Me Too' again" (referring to the social media campaign against sexual harrassment of women).