Above is a link for an article about the 14 year-old girl in Maine who, this past May, petitioned Seventeen magazine in regards to them photo-shopping their models. She asked them to start featuring at least 1 untouched photo shoot each month. She also blogs on SPARK, a non-profit organization who demands an end to the sexualization of girls and women in the media. At the time of this article being published, only Glamour magazine had agreed to stop altering their images. And some celebrities recently, including Jessica Simpson, have offered to be photographed without makeup or retouching.
I think what this girl did was amazing! She took one of her passions and actually did something about it, instead of just talking about it. This is a wonderful idea for an activism project. These images in magazines, like what Dr. Kilbourne talked about, can greatly affect women's perception of themselves. We should not be holding ourselves to a standard we can never reach. And why can we never look like that? Because it's fake! Advertisements should show us a real image with the model wearing their product. Wrinkle cream, make-up, hair products- how do we know how they really look if they are digitally enhanced anyway? Along with that, it would be nice if clothing companies showed a wide variety of models in their ads. Different bodies and from all races and ethnic backgrounds. I also like what Dr. Kilbourne mentioned about having the photos labeled if they are photo-shopped. This way the consumers know that it may not be natural and we can stop having such unrealistic expectations.
I also love this photo of Marilyn Monroe. If only models looked like this these days. Dove is doing a pretty good job of showing "real" women in their current campaign. We can only hope that more will follow!
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