Young girls see over 400 advertisements per day telling them how they should look. How can someone–especially a young person–not be effected by this? Here’s a great article that tells about a glimmer of hope & a small bit of progress.
http://www.sparksummit.com/2011/08/08/pulled-perfection/
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