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April 21, 2009

"I Want to Save Your Life": Women, it's OK to hate your bodies again!

Shari Elliker of WBAL Radio and I discussed two upcoming programs this week. One is the "Frontline" special I've raved about elsewhere; the other is this strange new WE tv program coming up this weekend, "I Want to Save Your Life." I just found its negative imagery and alarmist tone little different from the same kind of body-hating subtext underlying most media aimed at young, insecure women these days.

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