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A. (Embodiment, Beauty, and The Viewer)
B. Watch The Sixty Six Percent Documentary (You will need to scroll down and watch the trailer).
1. Discuss your reaction to the documentary’s depiction of the sixth annual Full-Figured Fashion Week, in New York City, which seeks to counteract the normative behavior of the super thin model image perpetuated by New York Fashion Week, which reinforces society’s belief in beauty embodied as an unattainable fantasy.
C. Watch the following three clips:
I Feel Pretty Trailer
Straight/Curve Trailer
The Illusionists Trailer
1. First, reflect back on your life and discuss the messages you received about body shapes and what was and was not acceptable. Also discuss where most of these messages came from.
2. After watching the 3 trailers listed above, discuss how you believe the media (movies, TV, magazines, video games, etc.) influences our ideas of body image and attractiveness. (Make sure to share specific examples from the three video clips.)
D. Watch a Youtube video of an Interview with Actor Matt McGorry
1. What messages from the interview stood out to you? Explain.
