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2. I love this story!

Reply to obamanut2012 (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 04:55 PM

Jul 2012

I hope they stick to their promise and that other teen magazines will follow suit. Maybe even adult magazines? Even though I know they are total fakes, it's still hard to mentally overcome the "ideal".

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Julia Bluhm, 14, Leads Successful Petition For Seventeen Magazine To Portray Girls Truthfully [View all] obamanut2012 Jul 2012 OP

Impressive young woman. yardwork Jul 2012 #1

I love this story! Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #2

Airbrushing in one thing obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #3

It's shocking how much they alter whole bodies. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #4

That's just awful! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #5

There used to be a site LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #8

See if you can find that website! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #9

It might not exist anymore LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #11

Wow! I'd love to see that too. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #10

very inspiring maddezmom Jul 2012 #6

I read about her in a Maine newspaper a while back. Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #7