Joyce Fegan: Body hatred a ‘we’ problem lived out as a ‘me’ problem 

We're up against a culture that scrutinises a woman's flesh above all else. Just look at J-Lo — despite her many talents and accomplishments, we focus on her buttocks
Joyce Fegan: Body hatred a ‘we’ problem lived out as a ‘me’ problem 

Jennifer Lopez in 'Halftime':  While she was busy making dozens upon dozens of movies, becoming the highest-paid Latina actress en route, writing songs, and dancing as if it were a function of her autonomic nervous system, we got busy finding ways to tear all of that down.

We all have our handful of people that we take recommendations from: for the book; the movie; the TV series; that long read; the documentary.

One such recommendation that came my way this week was the new Netflix documentary about singer/dancer/actor/philanthropist/entrepreneur: Jennifer Lopez, Halftime. My trusted recommender was effusive about its brilliance, which made me even more reluctant to watch. I procrastinated in pressing play.

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