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	heartsapocolypse: 10/07/2007 1:46 PM As a mother, this breaks my heart and as a woman, I feel sad that nothing has changed. However, if you go to the links there are good solutions and lots of help. As a mother, I deliberately dealt with these issues and reinforced in her that she is beautiful no matter what. We as parents have to take this issue head on, even if it is painful for us. Thanks for bringing this issue to the forefront.
	THAT gal: 10/07/2007 2:38 PM as a teenage girl i understand this completely. i, myself, do not see myself as beautiful or pretty or any of that, i am average. i, personally, don't want to be anything else though. if i was anythign else i would have the burden of it all. but, to say what they say in the video, i don't like my legs, i think they look odd, i feel fat at times because of my "pouch", but i love my eyes, i love my hair color, i love my boobs, i don't love that i'm so pale/white, but it doesn't bother me and i like my height. but unlike a lot of girls, i don't care what people say to me, i love myself, i know i have my flaws but i don't want to change them, i like who i am. society really has fucked up with beauty image though. marilyn monroe is still considered a completely gorgeous woman, no one cares that she was a size 14(?) though. Hollister doesn't even make sizes for "big" people and their sizes run smaller than anyone elses, how is that for self esteem?
	ArtsySF ©: 10/07/2007 5:09 PM Lexi- you hit on a topic that all women have dealt with since high school (if not before.. maybe even in junior high school). Females are bombarded with sexy ads in newspapers, magazines and television of how they should look, act or be to attract men. Movie & TV stars are usually thin. Nothing has changed over the years. Maybe the future will be brighter...
	sstrokerj: 10/07/2007 8:41 PM So sad, real beauty comes from within Have you seen all the new billboards in Philly promoting liposuction that have been popping up lately. They list a number of various body parts and say we suck so you don't have too
	Pasta! The Pelican: 10/08/2007 2:02 AM The first girl, that's exactly how I feel sometimes. I don't think that I'm "fat" I actually feel really comfortable with my body. But sometimes when I'm in a bad mood I'll look at them and feel that I should be that thin when really it means not eating for a week. It's horrible that these girls think that they're "ugly" when actually a lot of them are really pretty in my opinion. I'm happy that this campaign is going on :)
	swanktrendzvanc: 10/09/2007 12:56 AM As a educator I want to scream because I feel so powerless to help change these girls' self images. I do the message in the media/ crap dictated by vogue/ search for the manipulation in the media - they talk like they understand, but then they arry on with their self loathing. And this just makes me want to cry. It also makes me feel guilty for every time I jokingly put down a part of myself. I am beauftiful - as is.
	verena: 10/09/2007 3:25 PM so sad
	catiag: 10/10/2007 12:50 PM there is a lot of pressure today as to how women "should" look, behave, etc. I think that if on the one hand we should learn to accept and love ourselves for what we are, on the other hand it's also natural that we might not like some specific thing(s) about ourselves and want to change those things. There's this fine line between narcissism and self-love and I believe that some of that self-love comes with time, after we've lived/experienced more and seen more of other people, particularly other women - I like myself a lot more now and feel better about myself now that I'm 27 than I did when I was 17!
	kassady: 10/22/2007 1:45 PM This is a very moving video. It scares me as a mum that my daughter (who is 13) may be feeling pressure as described to be thinner or prettier. To me, she is my absolute star. I tell her every day how pretty and clever and talented she is - but how long before she stops listening? I hope never. Her Granny asked her recently why she didnt wear make up and she told her that she didnt need to wear it to feel good about herself. She makes me proud. Dove adverts rock - they show them here in the UK and feature women that are older, bigger and different. These are images we should be promoting. Rant over :0) Thanks for posting this.
	jenda: 10/28/2007 2:42 PM I could never talk about stuff like that with my mother... I get depressed when I look at this. The worst thing is, when you're just starting to accept yourself, starting to ignore the flaws, there's always someone there to push you down. Lucky for me, I've always had someone to pick me up too. Kassady, your daughter makes me proud too.
	TracksOfTheLittleDeer: 12/21/2008 11:47 AM My daughter and I went to Campaign for Real Beauty site. They have many self esteem building activities and "test" you can take and print out a certificate! We went on the mother/daughter area and talked about quite a few things. They have interesting facts too like the fact that plastic surgery was invented for soldiers in WWI. Guy, take you daughter or just go on the site (moms and daughters too) and go through it.Very excellent way also to start discussing a topic that you might have not know how to start without the site!