In Part 2 of Obsession With Being Small, we continue our journey through the ever-changing female body ideal - beginning with the thin, toned and disciplined woman of the 1980s, through heroin chic in the 90s, the size-zero obsession of the 2000s and into the body ideals we’re living through right now.
We look at how exercise became increasingly tied to appearance and self-discipline, how women’s bodies became entertainment for celebrity magazines and paparazzi, and how social media, algorithms, filters and cosmetic procedures have created new ways for us to compare, monitor and manipulate our bodies.
Along the way, we continue to question what was happening in women’s rights at the same time. As women gained greater freedom, independence and power, the pressure to remain physically controlled never disappeared.
We explore what chasing smallness can cost us, physically, emotionally and socially, and why forcing ourselves into one body ideal ignores the natural diversity of women’s bodies.
Because this was never only about our bodies.
It’s about our voices, our confidence, our ambitions, our needs and how much space we believe we’re allowed to occupy.
You were not out on this earth to spend your whole life reducing yourself.
You deserve to shine and take up space!
The world needs to see your light. So shine bright baby!
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