The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Film - Part 1: Film Discussion w/ Taylor Malone Better Than Bad?

*TRIGGER WARNING* The following episode includes discussions of weight and body image issues, as well as brief mentions of disordered eating, please proceed with caution if any of these issues are triggering to you.

In this special edition two part episode host @jess_rolland discusses the way that beauty standards are portrayed in Film. For part 1, Jess was joined by Taylor Malone (@maylortalone) to discuss the films Bridget Jones's Diary, Dumplin' and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.



Research links:

CNN Health article "The history of the ‘ideal’ woman and where that has left us": https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/07/health/body-image-history-of-beauty-explainer-intl/index.html

Book: Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings: https://amzn.eu/d/iAvzCss

The Body Positivity Movement Is Not So Positive Anymore... by Salem Tovar https://youtu.be/JGlbifiP4ig

Euphoria has a diversity issue *video essay* by Moe Black https://youtu.be/2PDOclSa6Eo



If you wish to discuss any of these issues further please feel free to reach out to the podcast at @betterbadpod on Twitter and Instagram.