Recently I came stumbled upon this website that helps women to stray away from the pressures of the media. Finding this website was a relief because it was great to see some people notice how bad the media is destroying our ideas of perfect and what we want to look like. About- face.org calls what the media is doing to girls a " toxic media environment" which leads to "depression, anxiety over weight and appearance, extremely unhealthy diets and exercise regimens, and eating disorders." This website is great because it "equips women and girls with tools to understand and resist harmful media messages." I think what they are doing is so empowering and it is helping the epidemic of wanting to look perfect. What is really cool is that they have workshops to help girls learn about how they are treating themselves and how they should "execute their actions." When looking on the website, you see that they have a blog, a place to donate, a making changes section, your voice section, and resources to help stop the media from destroying you. It also has a two galleries which are a list of the top ten offenders in the media to top ten winners in the media. I think everyone should look to this website as a tool to love your self on the inside and out and stop the media from controlling how we view our bodies. Overall the ultimate goal of about-face.org is to "imbue girls and women with the power to free themselves from the burden of body-image problems so they will be capable of fulfilling their varied and wondrous potentials." I think it says it all. Lastly a quote from about-face.org, " Don't fall for the media circus!"
Source: http://www.about-face.org/
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