“We’re told all the time through the media and through society that something about us is not right,” [Amalia] Bob-Waksberg said. “We have to be a certain way or we’re not beautiful. People think there is something wrong with themselves. Instead, we’re trying to show that there is something wrong with the message being sent to us.
Love Your Body Day at Brandeis: challenging media’s narrow beauty ideals
When I was in college, a good chunk of my time and energy was devoted to aggressively rolling my eyes at anything as nakedly earnest as a “Love Your Body Day,” and I couldn’t be prouder of my younger sister for not following my example.
