Mihi Joy

Aug 14, 2023 | mdpi.com | Mihi Joy Nemani |Holly Thorpe |M. Joy |Mihi Joy

1. IntroductionOver recent decades, scholars around the world have examined the powerful role of the media in reproducing unrealistic feminine aesthetic ideals [1,2,3,4,5]. While the ideal body shapes and types have changed over time, Westernised views of women’s bodies continue to influence socially accepted norms that often disregard, or are contrary to, the views and perspectives of ethnic minority or ‘othered’ bodies [6,7,8,9].