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We met with someone named Rebekah Fisk who teaches a class about how women are seen in the media.

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At first we sat down and talked to Rebekah Fisk who does many amazing things at Paley, but one thing that she does there that stood out to us was teach a class about how women are seen in the media. At the start of our interview we asked her many questions that we had such as, “what do you think is a big cause to insecurities for women.” Which she answer with, “Social media and how women are shown in movies and tv-shows.” Rebekah gave us many great responses, and we had many great back and forth conversations, and then she wanted to show us some videos of her own that she typically presents in her class about how women are seen in the media.

First Rebekah started off by showing us a clip from the 1950’s in which someone puts on a fat suit to not have a man like her. After watching this clip we talked as a group and with Rebekah about how this clip was saying that if you are bigger your ugly, when that is not the reality. This was a very mainstream show, so for content like this to be put into the world sets a lot of untrue standards. After that we saw a bunch of other clips such as Wonder Women from the 1980’s which over-sexuilzed her in physical appearance. Lastly we saw a video montage of shows from the 1950’s to now, and the beauty standards, and unfair media standards are still sadly in place.

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Phone call with a professional at a eating disorder rehab center

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For our interview we met with the intake coordinator, as well as the third point of contact for Balance Eating Disorder Rehab Center, named Emily Pirro. Emily has a lot of tasks well working at Balance such as, picking up calls for people who have sought interest into going into rehab, she also sets people up into the care system, as well as give recommendations. Emily told us that a large cause to the people in this rehab center started with social media filters, and photo editing causing large body issue upon the patients.

This center not only provides body image support groups, but they also provide food safety and mood groups. Throughout the center they make sure that people eat, but not in a overwhelming manor, they do what is comfortable for the patients. A lot of people that attend Balance are younger, but Emily brought up that the older people that attend, go because they realize that they have struggled with their body their whole life and want to fix it. Balance is a place that people go to help their relationship with their body and food relationship, and 9/10 people come out feeling a lot more positive about themselves.

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Phone call with a professional at a eating disorder rehab center

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For our interview we met with the intake coordinator, as well as the third point of contact for Balance Eating Disorder Rehab Center, named Emily Pirro. Emily has a lot of tasks well working at Balance such as, picking up calls for people who have sought interest into going into rehab, she also sets people up into the care system, as well as give recommendations. Emily told us that a large cause to the people in this rehab center started with social media filters, and photo editing causing large body issue upon the patients.

This center not only provides body image support groups, but they also provide food safety and mood groups. Throughout the center they make sure that people eat, but not in a overwhelming manor, they do what is comfortable for the patients. A lot of people that attend Balance are younger, but Emily brought up that the older people that attend, go because they realize that they have struggled with their body their whole life and want to fix it. Balance is a place that people go to help their relationship with their body and food relationship, and 9/10 people come out feeling a lot more positive about themselves.

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Phone call with a professional at a eating disorder rehab center

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For our interview we met with the intake coordinator, as well as the third point of contact for Balance Eating Disorder Rehab Center, named Emily Pirro. Emily has a lot of tasks well working at Balance such as, picking up calls for people who have sought interest into going into rehab, she also sets people up into the care system, as well as give recommendations. Emily told us that a large cause to the people in this rehab center started with social media filters, and photo editing causing large body issue upon the patients.

This center not only provides body image support groups, but they also provide food safety and mood groups. Throughout the center they make sure that people eat, but not in a overwhelming manor, they do what is comfortable for the patients. A lot of people that attend Balance are younger, but Emily brought up that the older people that attend, go because they realize that they have struggled with their body their whole life and want to fix it. Balance is a place that people go to help their relationship with their body and food relationship, and 9/10 people come out feeling a lot more positive about themselves.

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