tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82826905470720743502023-11-15T05:00:46.441-08:00Blog of ThoughtsKatie Coroonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159002405167812438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282690547072074350.post-1275246673759362262017-03-09T13:07:00.001-08:002017-03-09T13:07:29.535-08:00Second Post - Iskra Lawrence
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello readers! As promised I will write a profile and a bit
about a larger bodied influencer in each blog post. This blog post will be
dedicated to Iskra Lawrence who is a model. Iskra Arrabella Lawrence was born
on the 11<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> of September 1990 (age 26) in Wolverhampton which is the
West Midlands, England. She has been a model since 2008 and is still modelling.
She is 5 ft 9 inches and is 192lbs. She is currently signed to the model agency
JAG Models (Headquarters in New York). As well as being a model she has any
other achievements. She is a contributor to Self magazine – a magazine
dedicated to women’s health and wellbeing – and also was the founding managing
editor at Runway Riot which is an online platform for all body types to learn about
beauty. Iskra Lawrence is a brand ambassador for National Eating Disorders
Association (NEDA) and has created an award for the association – the NEDA
Inspires Award. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her modelling career at this moment is thriving and has many
fans and supporters. One of the reasons for her popularity is that she does not
allow any of her Instagram photos and modelling pictures to be photoshopped,
retouched or enhanced. Many women support her decision and look up to her as a
role model. She regularly calls out on the “body shamers” that criticise her
photos and has taken to Instagram to do this. She is currently a model and a “global
role model” for Aerie which is a lingerie line from American Eagle Outfitters.
In the past, she has also modelled for another lingerie line called Adore Me.
After starting her modelling career in 2008 – last year was the first time she
took to the catwalk at New York Fashion Week for the designer Chromat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Iskra Lawrence has a very large social media following. She
has 3.2 million followers and usually receives 50,000 – 150,000 likes on her Instagram
posts. She uses her Instagram account to help other women feel confident about
her bodies and has lately been involved in the #boycottthebefore campaign. This
campaign was created to allow those suffering/ recovering from an eating
disorder to express that they are more than their before photo and sufferers shouldn’t
feel pressured to post updates on their bodies. Iskra Lawrence uses social
media effectively and tends to communicate with her followers – especially if
they comment on her posts. She shares the details of her meet and greets and
encourages her fans to join her. Her genuine personality, positive attitude
towards her body and encourages other people to feel comfortable in their skin
and confidence makes her a great role model for women. No wonder she was chosen
as one of BBC’s 100 women. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My next blog post will be on model and ASOS insider blogger
Lotte Louise Williams. In the meantime, have a great week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Katie</span>Katie Coroonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159002405167812438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282690547072074350.post-2960467904765757412017-02-22T05:05:00.001-08:002017-02-22T05:05:27.318-08:00First Post - an understanding <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">An investigation into
the extent that the media promotes larger body types<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before I dive straight into the blog posts I thought I would
introduce myself and let my readers know a bit about myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So here we go; hello,
my name is Katie and I am an Advertising and Public Relations student at North
East Scotland College which is situated in Aberdeen, Scotland. I am now in my
second year (and final year) of college and I am excited to be progressing onto
university. This course is a “2 and 2” which allows students to continue their
education after college and be accepted into a local University – Robert Gordon’s
University. I will be attending RGU this September (2017) and I am thoroughly
looking forward to transitioning from college as be closer to achieving my
goals of obtaining a degree in Public Relations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As part of the course this course students were asked to
create a blog that links in with different aspects of our course. I have
decided to link my blog with the topic “Industrial Investigation”. The area I want
to address in my Industrial investigation is how different media types are
promoting larger body types and to what extent that this is true. I chose this
topic as I am aware that social media accounts and other media types are
promoting larger body types and praising them. This allows readers to be
comfortable in their own skin. I also chose this topic as it is something I
find interesting and am willing to spend time investigating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being asked to create a blog for college was quite exciting as
it is very different to our usual tasks and learning outcomes that students are
required to do. I have a blog of my own that I started out with college so will
be great to gain more experience in writing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I decided to dedicate each blog post to a “plus size”
influencer/model/blogger and so forth. I will look at each influencers’
following, content, comments/reaction etc. This will help me and the readers to
gain an understanding of to what extent that media promotes larger bodied
people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My next blog post will look at plus size model Iskra
lawerence who has a large social media following and actively campaigns and supports
others to help them feel comfortable in their own skin. I will also be looking
into the social media account of Lotte Louise Williams who as well as being a
model is a member of the ASOS insiders team and promotes clothing from ASOS
that are flattering to her body shape. I will be also looking at Tess Holliday
who is a plus size model in the Unites States of America and identifies as a feminist.
Another profile I will be looking at is Ashley Graham who is arguably one of
the biggest plus size model at this moment. As well as being a model, she is a
designer, a judge on America’s next top model and a Body Activist. She has
appeared in high profile magazines such as Vogue and Swimsuit Illustrated.
These few examples demonstrates that media -especially social media – is used
to promote large bodies due to the number of followers these influencers have. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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