We Know That Just 3 Minutes Makes Girls Feel Bad. What About 10 Hours A Day?

TV, billboards, Internet, magazines — girls are slammed all day every day by images of female bodies, most of which have been manipulated to present impossible beauty standards. Slimmer hips? Longer neck? Fuller lips? No problem — EXCEPT IT’S NOT REAL. The consequences? Watch this.

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Jun 12, 2014

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