Re: the article "Mothers are most important influence on daughter's body image" www.indystar.com:
A few notes re: media impact and "intersectionality" -- The media ARE incredibly important because of their profound influence on those mothers and a girl's peer group, I LOVE the picture of the higher weight mom and daughter running and it reminded me how my mother shamed me for my shorts riding up in the middle between my "fat thighs," African American girls in particular are shamed for naturally kinky hair (as I was)...My mother was angry when the money and time she spent trying to keep my hair straight was sabotaged by sweating during exercise and swimming was not an option. The doctor in the article is really ignorant about eating disorders and body image causes and effects. She should NEVER be sources again in this area!
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