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Body Positive 
Worksheet
Answer the following questions:
- Did you disagree with any of the advice given to Jake and Chi? If so, why? What advice would you give instead?
- As part of a group, discuss body image. First, try to define the term 'body image'. Then talk about what the phrase 'positive body image'means. Finally, identify what things affect how you perceive your body.
- Look at the photos in your favourite magazine and pay particular attention to people's physical characteristics: hair, skin, eyes, nose, lips, arms, legs, feet, body size, chest size. Do you think these photos are advocating an ideal body type? If so, describe that ideal. Who do you think feels more pressure to have an ideal body-men or women?
- Jennifer Lopez faced intense criticism because movie promoters airbrushed her butt to make it look smaller. Find five other examples that show how people have been airbrushed to make them look better.
- Body hang ups can seem relatively unimportant, but sometimes they affect people dramatically. In the 'fat' column below, write what hang ups you associate with the word 'fat', then in the 'thin' column write what hang ups you associate with the word 'thin'.
Now, look at what you have written above. Do you feel that you have expressed any stereotypes about body size and shape? If yes, what is the source of these stereotypes?
- Most of the time we think of our bodies as our own to do with what we want. Are there any situations where we shouldn't be allowed to have control over our bodies? If you're concerned about an aspect of your body, should you be able to have surgery to change it? Is it all right, for instance, for 15 year olds to get breast implants? What about not eating? Should we be allowed to starve ourselves?
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