Title: Girls Empowerment Network
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Content: If this is what girls of color are seeing in the media, you can imagine how that affects their own body image. However, there has begun to be a push towards a more diverse standard of beauty, both in body image and diversity in ethnicity. There are brands such as Aerie that have vowed to no longer Photoshop their models because it is about “body positivity and loving your real self.” There are also celebrities speaking out about being photoshopped and about diverse bodies in the media. Danielle
Danielle Brooks during a photo shoot on loving her body
Brooks, known for her role in the show Orange is the New Black, recently called for a change in the media saying, “Ideally, I want to see all beauties, all shapes, all sizes, all skin tones, all backgrounds represented in my profession. Now that I am blessed to be that reflection I was once looking for, I’m making a promise to speak out for that little girl that I used to be.” Another example of a celebrity speaking out about body image is actress Gina Rodriguez. In an interview, Gina said she learned body image positivity from her father saying, “he prepared us to be able to look at billboards and magazines and say, ‘this is not the only body type that is beautiful.’ He would encourage us to find our beauty and accept our beauty as what God gave us.” It is important for young girls to seek out these body positive celebrities so that they understand that beauty is being yourself and accepting yourself.