By Theresa Braine | April 10, 2019 at 7:13 am “How do you get a bikini body?” a joke making the internet rounds goes. The punchline: “Put a bikini on your body.” This attitude and internet meme was put to the test by a recent online fracas sparked by a tweet. Go out there and slay the day 💪🏼 📸 Glitter + Lazers pic.twitter.com/cIc0R3JfpR — Gillette Venus (@GilletteVenus) April 3, 2019 Razor company Gillette’s Venus brand posted a photo of plus-sized model Anna O’Brien on a beach in a bikini, exultantly throwing out her arms as surf broke around her ankles. “Go out there and slay the day,” the tweet read. A Twitter tsunami of cruelty, medical advice, commiseration and accusations of marketing cynicism burst forth immediately.The vitriolic response ranged from comments about O’Brien’s appearance, to thinly veiled judgments in the form of medical advice, to accusations against Gillette of promoting … [Read more...] about Gillette photo of plus-sized model in bikini ignites outrage on Twitter
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This week’s hearings on big tech are going nowhere fast
The United Kingdom is acting very quickly to regulate social media platforms in the wake of recent white-nationalist terror attacks. The United States, on the other hand, is acting as it normally does: holding a deeply unsatisfying Congressional hearing, and letting that stand as a substitute for action. The subject of today’s hearing of the House Judiciary Committee was “Hate Crimes and the Rise of White Nationalism.” Witnesses included Google lawyer Alexandria Walden, Facebook policy director Neil Potts, and far-right activist Candace Owens, who repeatedly criticized Democrats for suggesting tech platforms contribute to the spread of hateful ideologies. Meanwhile, on the tech platform YouTube, users ... spread their hateful ideologies. Adi Robertson reports in The Verge: The House Judiciary Committee streamed the video live on Google’s own YouTube platform, complete with a live chat feed. Anybody who’s even passingly familiar with YouTube might have … [Read more...] about This week’s hearings on big tech are going nowhere fast
Bella Hadid Body Shamed for Appearance in New Video
Model Bella Hadid is once again the target of online criticism because of her physical appearance. Love Magazine posted a Youtube video of Hadid posing in two black bathing suits as part of its 50-video “moving image issue.” In one gem-studded bathing suit, her pointy hip bones are clearly visible as she describes her experience accepting her own appearance. View this post on Instagram ‘When I felt most beautiful was in the past two years, when my health was at its best… I just felt very comfortable in my own being, instead of looking for the person I should be through others.’ @bellahadid reflects on the universal battle between the burden of expectation and the joy of self-acceptance. Watch the full series exclusively at youtube.com/thelovemagazine @youtube. Film by @callthis_number @steve__mackey @douglashartfilm Creative Director and Fashion Editor @kegrand Hair @sydhayeshair Make up @patmcgrathreal Casting @bitton @twodadstwokids … [Read more...] about Bella Hadid Body Shamed for Appearance in New Video
‘Who are we protecting?’ Parents of transgender kids say they’d be vulnerable if law is repealed
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Stephanie Ebbert Globe Staff November 01, 2018 With an ice cream truck, bounce houses, and more than 200 neighbors gathered on their tidy Needham street, Michael and Liza d’Hemecourt’s block party might have looked like any other over-the-top family fun fest. But their September event was a fund-raiser for transgender rights, generating nearly $20,000 for the campaign to preserve the state’s 2016 antidiscrimination law with a “Yes on 3” vote on Tuesday’s ballot. The d’Hemecourts, observant Catholics from conservative families, who met at Boston College and now have four children under 6, may seem like unlikely LGBTQ activists. But their only son began declaring himself a girl before turning 4 — with such consistency and conviction that they could not pretend it was a phase — and on Tuesday, Massachusetts voters … [Read more...] about ‘Who are we protecting?’ Parents of transgender kids say they’d be vulnerable if law is repealed
Virtual reality therapy has real-life benefits for some mental disorders
Edwin adjusted his headset and gripped the game controller in both hands. He swallowed hard. The man had good reason to be nervous. He was about to enter a virtual environment tailor-made to get his heart pumping way more than any action-packed video game: a coffee shop full of people.Determined to overcome his persistent fear that other people want to hurt him, Edwin had enrolled in a study of a new virtual reality therapy. The research aimed to help people with paranoia become more comfortable in public places. In this program, described in March in the Lancet Psychiatry, Edwin could visit a store or board a crowded bus.Virtual strangers can be scary, just like real people. Edwin, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, often found simple errands like grocery shopping overwhelming and exhausting.But facing simulated crowds came with perks. At a nearby computer sat clinical psychologist Roos Pot-Kolder of VU University Amsterdam. She could customize the number of avatars … [Read more...] about Virtual reality therapy has real-life benefits for some mental disorders