This topic isn't one that's new. Made popular by Dove a decade ago, many activists are calling for more real, unaltered women to be featured in the media and fashion world.
Yet there is still a prevalent theme where an unattainable standard of beauty is portrayed as the ideal. And in a country where eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, that is a scary thought.
Yes, that's right. Eating disorders still kill more people
in the United States than any other mental illness out there. And a
large contributor to this prevalence of eating disorders is the negative
self esteem brought on by seeing image after image of pixel-perfect
women.
Let's be clear, this petition isn't asking to stop including thin women in the media and fashion world. We realize all women are "real," so we aren't asking for a specific size
or shape - thin or curvy, tall or short - it doesn't matter. We're just petitioning for real - unaltered - women.
Let's ask today's lawmakers to make it required that any ad which has been digitally altered includes a disclaimer stating so. Lawmakers in Britain and France has moved for this change, let's make it happen in the United States as well.
Updates
June 4, 2014
The stories shared in the comments are heartbreaking. People are tired of these fake standards everywhere they look.
June 4, 2014
The momentum is undeniable. This is proof that people are finally ready to demand honesty from the media.
8 Comments
yessss please!! sick of feeling like i dont measure up to a bunch of pixels
Enough with the airbrushing. We all know what real skin looks like and it has pores guys.
Finally someone is saying it out loud. Beauty isnt about being perfect its about being human.
My daughter is constantly looking at these fake images and feeling bad about herself. This needs to stop now.
Just show people how they actually look. Simple as that.
Real women only xx chromozones
Give us Real Women!!!!
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This topic isn't one that's new. Made popular by Dove a decade ago, many activists are calling for more real, unaltered women to be featured in the media and fashion world.
Yet there is still a prevalent theme where an unattainable standard of beauty is portrayed as the ideal. And in a country where eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, that is a scary thought.
Yes, that's right. Eating disorders still kill more people
in the United States than any other mental illness out there. And a
large contributor to this prevalence of eating disorders is the negative
self esteem brought on by seeing image after image of pixel-perfect
women.
Let's be clear, this petition isn't asking to stop including thin women in the media and fashion world. We realize all women are "real," so we aren't asking for a specific size
or shape - thin or curvy, tall or short - it doesn't matter. We're just petitioning for real - unaltered - women.
Let's ask today's lawmakers to make it required that any ad which has been digitally altered includes a disclaimer stating so. Lawmakers in Britain and France has moved for this change, let's make it happen in the United States as well.
Updates
June 4, 2014
The stories shared in the comments are heartbreaking. People are tired of these fake standards everywhere they look.
June 4, 2014
The momentum is undeniable. This is proof that people are finally ready to demand honesty from the media.
8 Comments
I happen to be thin, and while I do support plus size models as well, I think smaller women should not be criticized and be told we aren't "real". So long as this petition encourages women of ALL sizes to be shown, and not altered digitally, I'm all in.
yessss please!! sick of feeling like i dont measure up to a bunch of pixels
Enough with the airbrushing. We all know what real skin looks like and it has pores guys.
Finally someone is saying it out loud. Beauty isnt about being perfect its about being human.
My daughter is constantly looking at these fake images and feeling bad about herself. This needs to stop now.
Just show people how they actually look. Simple as that.
Real women only xx chromozones
Give us Real Women!!!!
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I happen to be thin, and while I do support plus size models as well, I think smaller women should not be criticized and be told we aren't "real". So long as this petition encourages women of ALL sizes to be shown, and not altered digitally, I'm all in.