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About-Face: Facts on the Media Offers statistics about how images and messages in the mass media affect women's self-image and self-acceptance. http://www.about-face.org/r/facts/media.shtml

The Focus on Beauty This site examines the depiction of female beauty in the media. The intent is to demonstrate how the media negatively impacts women's views of themselves, often leading to low self-esteem and other problems. http://members.lycos.co.uk/peaceandloveinc/

Fear of Fat: Why Images of Overweight Women Are Taboo Article by Laura Fraser on why the media will not use images of overweight women. (July, 1997) http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1388