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everyday the media sends message and images that bring girls and women of all sizes down. this pin board is my way of sharing girl positive images,news finds and women in history and the present!
"Body snark free zone" [click on this image to find an extended preview and brief synopsis of the new documentary Miss Representation, which explores the barrage of harmful representations of women in the media and the role it plays in teaching women to self-objectify]
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Street Artists from Hamburg gave advertising their own touch. H campaign was adbusted #dontbelievethehype
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Seventeen Magazine refuses teen girl’s petition to curb photoshop. Please do not buy Seventeen’s September issue. Please share and Tweet this info, use hashtag #notbuyingSept17. Also, please keep signing Julia’s petition. Even better, ask your daughters and sons if they want to sign too.
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They all weigh 150lbs There is no ‘right’ body type. Weight looks different on different people, and it is ALL OKAY. Don’t compare yourself to other people’s bodies, learn to love the body you’re in NOW and what it can do NOW.
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14-YEAR-OLD GIRL STAGES PHOTO SHOOT URGING SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE TO STOP PHOTOSHOPPING MODELS
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same height, same outfits. one size 2, and one size 12. both gorgeous and healthy. beauty is about health and happiness, not weight.
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Dove has launched a viral campaign and video to squash negative advertising by replacing it with positive messages
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Jess Thom is a 31-year-old woman who suffers from tourette syndrome, an uncontrollable tic disorder. But instead of simply dealing with the cards she was dealt, Thom had decided to make something positive out of it – she made herself into a superhero called Touretteshero.
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The Lingerie Addict is a body snark free zone (i hope other fashion tumblrs follow their lead!)
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Jessica is "overweight" -- and a triathlete. 5'6" 155 lbs. BMI 25. BMI is complete and utter bullshit. #dontbelievethehype
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caridee english showing off her psoriasis. psoriasis is beautiful. #youdonthavetohideit
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Paige Stannard Wow thank you for this! My sister has debilitating psoriatic arthritis and I can't wait to show her!
This past March was designated women's month in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In order to close it out on a high note, MSF teams in DRC did something a little unusual--they helped organize a fashion show that featured women living with HIV/AIDS. The goal was threefold: to fight discrimination against people living with HIV, to alert the public to the tragic lack of access to treatment in the country, and to show what is possible when treatment is made available.
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The Conversation about women’s bodies exists largely outside of us, while it is also directed at (and marketed to) us, and used to define and control us. The Conversation about women happens everywhere, publicly and privately. We are described and detailed, our faces and bodies analyzed and picked apart, our worth ascertained and ascribed based on the reduction of personhood to simple physical objectification. STOP IT.
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Ashley Judd, writing on the site, fights back at those in the media who speculated on her “puffy” appearance, calling the frenzy a misogynistic assault on all women.
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Well, That Was Quick — Looks Like Pinterest Just Banned ‘Thinspo’ Boards. << article from Jezebel. Yay! ^^^^ signal boost! yay pinterest !so proud
A Doctor’s Manifesto for Fighting Transvaginal Ultrasounds
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These are some pictures from Kate Harding’s BMI Project (kateharding.net/...). Click through for dozens more pictures. It is perfect illustration of how flawed the BMI system is. There is nothing wrong with ANY of the bodies shown in any of the pictures above. There is nothing wrong with your body either. BMI does not tell you ANYTHING about your body. BMI is not a barometer of health, of beauty, of self-esteem, or of happiness. There is no such thing as a ‘heal...
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Lazy. Stupid. Worthless. From news media and magazines to professional conferences and government reports, these are the words often used to describe overweight and obese individuals. The endorsements of such stereotypes often lead to extreme weight loss practices which can induce feelings of guilt and shame. Despite the robust research demonstrating the negative impacts of weight-based discrimination, the stigma of obesity has yet to be addressed as a legitimate concern. Shift the Focus ques...
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Original image on left, touched-up image on right. What if women knew that the bodies they idolized in print were fabrications? Do you have a belly and thighs? So does this model. #Feminism #Model
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The Body Collage Project Students from Santa Monica College got a close-up look at how media images of beauty are a far cry from reality. Check out the slideshow. They compiled a massive collection of beauty and fashion ads and then posed in front of them to show the world what real beauty looks like. Here are behind-the-scenes images and official photos from the Body Collage Project!
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Forget airbrushed size 00 models posing in their undies, Ultimo has picked a range of women to star in its latest advertising campaign.The lingerie giant has opted to use the kind of women who actually buy their collections – those aged 18-46 and from 00 up to a size 18 – as well as chosen to not airbrush their bodies. (Note that there WAS retouching to their faces: ie wrinkles/complexion, & basic lighting/contrast PS tools, but this is a wonderful step forward!!)
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The Scary, Weird World of Pinterest Thinspo Boards by Erin Gloria Ryan on Jezebel. <<<come one guys! lets stop this and support body positivity instead!
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ITVS’ Women and Girls Lead Film Festival. (All 11 films are free for streaming online through the end of March via Netflix.)
OLDEST AMERICAN RENAISSANCE FAIRE HIRES IT’S FIRST FEMALE JOUSTER *and yes she knows she look like the girl from "Brave"
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OLDEST AMERICAN RENAISSANCE FAIRE HIRES IT’S FIRST FEMALE JOUSTER
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Mae Jemison, Space Shuttle Endeavour, 1992. A chemical engineer, physician, and former Peace Corp volunteer, Mae Jemison was inspired by Star Trek’s Lieutenant Uhuru to join NASA in 1987. On September 12, 1992 she became the first black woman in space. Mae spent a total of 190 hours 30 minutes 23 seconds in space as part of the joint US/Japan Space Shuttle Endeavor mission.
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Two Texas Girl Scouts, Iravia Cotton and Rachel Johnson, chased down a horrible person who stole $200 of Girl Scout cookie money from their booth. Iravia punched the guy in the face. Rachel grabbed on to the guy’s car and was dragged as he drove away.< i've never wanted to buy Girl scout cookies until now !
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And here it the real picture of Kourtney Kardashian’s post baby body. she's gorgeous just like this. she spoke out against the 'OK' Mag cover >>The reality TV star contends she never spoke to OK for the cover story, which quotes her as well as her friends and stepfather, Bruce Jenner. “They doctored and Photoshopped my body to make it look like I have already lost all the weight, which I have not,”
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'cover photo features Kardashian posing with her baby, Mason, a shot taken seven days after his birth by Albert Michael of StarTraksPhoto.com. The cover image has been touched up to make Kardashian appear thinner on OK’s cover than in the original photo, which first appeared as part of the Jan. 11 issue of Life & Style' << #magazineslie #yourbodyisfine #downwithbodyhate
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THIS GRANDMA IS TRYING OUT FOR THE DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS
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"I STAND for every girl who was told that she couldn’t do something because she was fat and didn’t fit someone else’s ideal of perfect. I STAND for those who think they need to blend into the woodwork, try to fade into the woodwork, speak quietly and never draw attention to themselves. I say STAND UP AND CHEER! We are ALL FABULOUS and BEAUTIFUL and our weight and size do NOT determine our worth. I blog about how I ...
Twin Babies Nursing. Beautiful breastfeeding family portrait! #bfing
thismomentsforwom... Devoted to images that epitomize the positive way women in superhero comics should be portrayed. Also thoughts about what the positive portrayl of women should entail.
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'In her Venus project, Italian artist Anna Utopia Giordano gives the goddess of love a Photoshop makeover. She takes famous paintings of Venus and slims bellies (and increases busts) to fit today's standards of beauty. Fascinating, don't you think? These images make me appreciate the sensuality of curvy hips.'
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Over twenty domestic violence victims, former drug addicts, homeless, and other survivors walked the famous Fashion Week runways this past Thursday in New York City in a show organized by the non-profit group Bottomless Closet< more of this PLEASE!!!
"Erwin Olaf - Mature (how often do we see beautiful photography of older adults, emphasizing their bodies and not hiding them?)" #feminism #bodypositive
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Excuse me Smile > Act dumb > Hide my body > Pretend > Lie > Be silent for you. And that everything I do I do for me and I'm not going to let you laugh at me, make fun of me, harass me, abuse me or rape me anymore. Because I am a girl and me and my girlfriends are not afraid of you!!! << LOVE LOVE LOVE
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"I stand for a life free from shame for all little girls."
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Too fat? Next Top Model winner sues agency. Ananda Marchildon claims Elite withheld Dutch competition prize money and sacked her because her hips were 2cm (0.7") too big. #fightbodyhate
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Mrs Ronzulli, an MEP from Italy, took her tiny daughter Victoria to a vote at Strasbourg. She kept her baby carefully cradled against her in a sling and occasionally leant to kiss her on the forehead. This is how we need to support working mothers and fathers. You should never have to choose between your career and having a family. >> Inspiring!
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NeedEspresso I don't understand. They are MODELS. They are paid to be skinny, and they have been photoshopped or airbrushed since the beginning of time. Any girl with a brain knows that unless she's a model, she's not expected to look like that. Sheesh.
Amber Gideon Why should all models be skinny and photoshopped? Maybe it's time for a change.
NeedEspresso I agree not ALL models should be - it would be awesome to have a few chubby chicks( btw, I'm a curvy girl myself) be seen in magazines and on the runway... Because I *know* the clothes are not going to look the same on me as a size two. My point is, that they shouldn't stop it altogether.. :) It's part of the glamour. I think it's because the models are getting so scary skinny. Back when Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell were the top Supermodels, there was never this kind of uproar.. I think because they were fit, and didn't look like 13 year old anorexic Russian girls.