Is
women's struggle to accept even embrace their
natural bodies the unfinished business of feminism?
That question alone led Mediarologist Ophira Edut
to create a brand called Body Outlaws.
Dedicated to inpsiring women of all cultures to embrace
and love their bodies, the brand is refreshing and
candid. Originally published as a book, it has grown
into two websites: bodyoutlaws.com and loveyourbody.org.
In
partnership with Mediarology, Ophira created a
digital game called Feed The Model that
pokes fun at the "scary skinny" trend
of the modeling industry. Users toss animated food
at a model as she struts down the catwalk. If she
catches it in her mouth, she gains weight and they
score points.
Over 20,000 copies of Body Outlaws have been sold,
and the book is required curriculum at universities
nationwide. It has also been adapted into a staged
production, and is widely cited in research studies
and doctoral theses. Editions have been translated
and published in Greek and Chinese.Contributors include
L.A. Times writer Erin Aubry, fat activist Nomy Lamm,
Amy Richards (author of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism
& the Future), and plus-size supermodel Kate
Dillon.

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