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"I don't know what happens next." After attending a screening of Miss Representation, digital retoucher Roy Cui had a change of heart about his career path and is now an advocate for more realistic media representations. This blog post from MissRepresentation.org explores his change of heart. READ MORE
Lindy West criticizes ridiculous fad diets and contradictory weight loss tips in a hilarious satirical piece on jezebel.com. READ MORE
From Business Insider:

"New York models will gather for more than fashion week next week. This Monday, model Sara Ziff will launch The Model Alliance, a non-profit organization advocating models' rights. Ziff founded the group in 2011 to fight against what she calls an 'unregulated industry' filled with child labor, sexual harassment, drugs, and eating disorders..." READ MORE
From HuffPost Teen:

"Kate leads a double life. Offscreen, she's a tall, slender, and soft-spoken 17-year-old from Utah, who describes herself as 'super awkward' and yet fantasizes about becoming a famous runway model in New York City. Onscreen, she's the confident champion of a secretive community of teenage girls who celebrate ghoulish thinness, relish photos of emaciated women, and furtively share tips about how to stave off hunger..." READ MORE
Rejecting societal norms that say only thin women can wear bikinis, in April 2012 Gabi Gregg posted a picture of herself wearing a bikini. Following the incredible response to her post, Gabi started the "Fatkini Gallery" on xojane.com where women are encouraged to post pictures of themselves dressed in bikinis. READ MORE
From the Huffington Post:

"Facing pressure from teen girls demanding truthful images of young women, Seventeen magazine has vowed to "celebrate every kind of beauty" and feature only photographs of real girls and models who are healthy..." READ MORE

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