 The truth about body and beauty
Kaz Cooke 1996 “We need something that will cheer up anybody who has ‘the uglies." Something to reassure all certifiably gorgeous girls and women that they are not Space Porkers from Hell…We need some help with self-esteem which cuts through the mixed messages of magazine articles called ‘Love your own body’ illustrated only by professionally-lit, re-touched photos of a size-8, 6-foot-tall, 13 year old aerobics instructor-model wearing a frilly baby-doll dress, platform thigh-boots, and a terminally bored expression…”
Australian writer Kaz Cooke presents a lot of serious information upfront and funny, with wonderful illustrations.
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