Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image (2017)

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image: Directed by Jenny McQuaile. With Denise Bidot, Danielle Brooks, Emme, Tim Gunn. Straight/Curve examines the industries and obstacles responsible for our current body image crisis and showcases the dynamic leaders fighting for more diversity of size, race and age.

“I hesitated to watch as I wasnu0026#39;t sure if it would stir up my emotions about my own body image and daily ups and downs. As someone with a unfortunate past of eating disorder relapses and recoveries (and the consuming isolation and torment that are far from glamorous), this hit close to home but in only a good way. I felt like I related unfortunately to the school girls being interviewed and how they compared themselves negatively, insecurities and worry taking ahold unconsciously. And then I marveled at the beauty of women who werenu0026#39;t a size 0, with mesmerizing bodies, being in a field that dictates the skinnier the better. I found them so cool! Beautiful in every sense of the word! And I couldnu0026#39;t take my eyes off their images, isnu0026#39;t that the point of a model in advertising? People may try to debate the issue to fit their own views but the images portrayed in the media directly influence perception and what society values. The majority of fashion images of females are photoshopped malnourished models but why does it have to be so? Why judge beauty based on size?”