Teen Girl Petitions Seventeen Magazine to Stop Airbrushing Models | Yahoo →
[TW: discussion of eating disorders]
eleven days ago, eighth-grader Julia Blume started a petition asking Seventeen to feature one photo shoot a month where the models had not been digitally retouched. her petition at Change.org has gotten more than 27,000 signatures, and the fourteen-year-old is gaining national attention as a young activist.
you can check out (and sign) julia’s petition here.
My reason: Because I’m tired of the media not owning up to their power of influence. Showcasing doctored images that make women and girls ashamed of their bodies then claiming you empower them is a sick form of abuse.
Violinist by Raluca Turliu Cobilanschi
Celebration of Asian American Women 2012: I Model… at Cornell University
“The purpose of “Celebration of Asian American Women” is to unite and empower the Asian/Asian American women community. It is a celebration of the strengths, the accomplishments, the diversity and the history of Asian/Asian American women.”
Photography by: Victoria Gao
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