Errata

Boing Boing: Thin models boost self-image?: "A University of Toronto study posits that most young women who are exposed to media images of thin models are actually inspired in a positive way. 'Our findings suggest that these images may actually make young women feel good about themselves because they treat that image as a fantasy goal, thinking, She looks great and I could look like that, too,' says psychology professor Peter Herman, co-author of the study. Before you call BS though, know that Herman then adds that 'young women who are really super-invested in trying to emulate this image may be the ones who go on to develop a true eating disorder.'
'The idea that these thin media ideals are inspiring rather than depressing is almost necessary to account for the fact that young women - and just about everybody else - spend a lot of time voluntarily exposing themselves to these images,' he says. "