by shaeladansereau | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Shaela Dansereau/ Youtube Everybody has insecurities. In this short film project I did while getting my journalism degree I focussed on how societies standards and expectations placed upon our bodies, both male and female, impact our own self of worth. A Short Film...
by shaeladansereau | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Skylar Stephan. Photo/ Shaela Dansereau Skylar Stephan, 22, says, “I vividly remember my grade eight high school dance and nobody wanted to dance with me.” She remembers going home that night heartbroken and telling herself that she never wanted to feel that way...
by shaeladansereau | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Shaela Dansereau photography Body image is something that many people struggle with. From elementary school to university and beyond, society’s impressions about the ideal female body leaves an impact on woman far beyond their adolescent years. Models in magazines and...
by shaeladansereau | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
In today’s society the focus on being small isn’t just reinforced through magazines and social media. Any time you walk into a mall or store, mannequins with lithe limbs and impossible thigh gaps will gawk at you. Daring you to dig through the pile of jeans labelled...
by shaeladansereau | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
I have never been able to call myself skinny. Nope, not once. I grew up with friends lean as bean stalks, friends that never understood what a different body type felt like. A six year old should never have to be hyperaware that they are ‘bigger’ than their friends,...