Today’snholiday was created by a group of girls ages 8 to 16!
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nOnnthe Mind on the Media website, a poster reads, “I watch. Insee. How about a little respect for me? Better movies, better TV!”
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nInnthe year 2000, the girls who made up the editorial board of New Moon Girls magazine decided to combat all the messages about beauty andnthinness in the media, film, advertising, and music with activitiesnto raise awareness that these messages can be harmful to women andnespecially to girls. Now, thirteen years later, computer manipulationnof photographs is so common that the concept of beauty is even morenunattainable…and therefore unhealthy.
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nThenwebsite features resources under the “Take Action” tab and lotsnof statistics about the effects of media on body image. For example, inn2000, companies spent about $12 BILLION advertising to children innthe U.S. By now the figure is up to $17 billion per year! Also, thenaverage young person sees 3,000 ads per day!
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nHere’sna couple of shocking statistics: 80% of 10-year-old American girlsnsay that they have been on a diet. Also, asked what they would requestnwith a magic wish, the number one choice for girls ages 11 to 17 isnto be thinner!
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| Check out “Beauty Redefined” to see more examples of ridiculous photo manipulations. Here, we see a beautiful AND ALREADY THIN model, left, transformed into a freakishly thin woman on the right. |
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nExamplesnof photoshopped and whitewashed photos can be found at Beauty Redefined.
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nWenCOULD be urging our girls to aspire to be people who makencontributions to society rather than to be freakishly ultra-thin withnsmooth, perfect skin. Check out this photo shoot by JaimenMoore. n
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nPlannAhead…
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards of Maynholidays, historicalnevents in May,nand Maynbirthdays.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nArcheologist Marta Rieche’s birthday
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nWizardnof Oz authornL. Frank Baum’s birthday
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nParaguay’snIndependence Day
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