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December 22, 2005

Retouch

From the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, via Sean Carrol at Cosmic Variance:

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Erstaunlicherweise werden höchstwahrscheinlich auch solche Aufklärungsversuche nicht dabei helfen, das durch Hochglanzmagazine zerrüttete Selbstbild von Millionen Frauen zu heilen. Moral: Traue keinem Bild, das irgendwann im Lauf seiner Entstehung ... [Read More]

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I'm really glad that you have shared this with us and hopefully more girls come across it.beauty magazines do promote low self esteem and no one should feel as if they are not pretty enough cause everyone is perfect in their own unique way and hopefully this article will make them realize that.

Posted by: Mehvash | Dec 22, 2005 4:22:34 PM

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