At the Girls Coalition we are celebrating the 12th Annual Love Your Body Day!
Love Your Body Day is an initiative of the National Organization for Women. NOW reports that, "This campaign is a giant shout out to the fashion, beauty, diet and advertising industries: No more fake images! Show us real women, diverse women, strong women, bold women. And to the women and girls who are targeted by messages telling them that the key to success and happiness is manufactured beauty, we say: It's okay to 'Be You' -- the true you is beautiful."
Here are some things you can do to celebrate Love Your Body Day!
- Throw away, or at least set aside:
- Your scale and mirrors
- Fashion magazines
- One article of clothing that makes you feel badly about yourself
- Your makeup
- Diet books, diet pills, and other risky weight-loss aids.
Put up sticky notes featuring quotes or positive affirmations on your fridge, mirrors, closet and front door.
- Change the background on your computer to a picture of yourself that you feel great about!
- Write a letter to the edictor of your local newspaper about how the negative images of women in the media affect how women and girls are treated.
- Write and mail 3 cards to women in your life--tell them everything you love about them
Wonderful... The next love your body will be 10/21/2010, right? Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Acai Berry | 01/25/2010 at 10:43 PM