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Feminists

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts) Thu May 24, 2012, 04:27 PM May 2012

You're Not Perfect and that's ok [View all]

http://denisesalceda.com/youre-not-perfect-and-thats-okay

Those images are photoshopped and create an unrealistic and warped representation of reality that a lot of young, impressionable people aspire to.

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You're Not Perfect and that's ok [View all] La Lioness Priyanka May 2012 OP

This ^ Catherina May 2012 #1

Rec and shared through email and FB. *sigh MerryBlooms May 2012 #2

Thanks for posting this. momto3 May 2012 #3

Every American kid goes through that these days. Neoma May 2012 #4

Yes - I do not remember it being like that when I was her age. momto3 Jun 2012 #11

K&R stevenleser May 2012 #5

How many of you remember the first time you had make up on? stevenleser May 2012 #6

Hehe, I was 10. Neoma May 2012 #7

I had a class in 8th grade for this. momto3 Jun 2012 #12

"Makeup" of the mind is always beter than makeup of the body IMHO... Fearless May 2012 #8

I'd have been grateful to look like "Before" FloridaJudy May 2012 #9

There is a sucker born every minute. Rex May 2012 #10

I think this vid is worth posting: laconicsax Jun 2012 #13