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Conflicting desires: when arousal is disturbing

Conflicting desires: when arousal is disturbing

by Rhonda Perky

Objectifying images may be less comfortable and more confronting to watch, but they can evoke a more direct physical response. But what if there is an emotional cost of continually engaging in this kind of ‘disturbing arousal’?

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Body image: when ‘perfection’ isn’t enough

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Rhonda explores her toxic relationship with body image, attachment to self-criticism, and aversion to self-acceptance.

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Rhonda Perky examines how everyday paternalism shifts accountability, and asks: ‘What makes us uncomfortable? Whose behaviour is really the problem? Where does the accountability lie?’

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