The Toxic Body Image of The 2000s

Ah, the noughties. A decade that saw global recession, the word “terrorism” become part of our everyday lexicon, and the Internet finding its way into our homes. A decade where many discriminatory and problematic things were considered a-ok that would decidedly not fly in the 2020’s. Also the decade in which I, and many others, battled poor body image and even eating disorders, no doubt helped along by the trend of ultra-slenderness in 2000s media and the prevalent cultural fixation on extreme thinness at the time. I know I’ve seen other millennials speak out about the impact of the media we grew up with on their body image and that I’m not alone in how a cultural obsession with thinness managed to seep into my ordinary little life. <a href="https://alextolhurst.medium.com/the-toxic-body-image-of-the-2000s-165c928b50c3">Website</a>