Our billboards, TV programmes and social media sites all create and reinforce the belief that thinness equates to beauty. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Our billboards, TV programmes and social media sites all create and reinforce the belief that thinness equates to beauty. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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How the ideal of a thin body harms Hong Kong women and girls

Su-Mei Thompson and Jess Jacobson say self-confidence can help women and girls realise that a slim body is not the ultimate gauge of beauty

SU-MEI THOMPSON and JESS JACOBSON

Updated: 11:35am, 23 Apr, 2015

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Our billboards, TV programmes and social media sites all create and reinforce the belief that thinness equates to beauty. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Our billboards, TV programmes and social media sites all create and reinforce the belief that thinness equates to beauty. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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