#julia bluhm

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So yes, you’re fine just the way you are. There’s nothing wrong with how you act, or what you wear, or who your friends are. But if you want to try something new, there’s nothing wrong with that either. It doesn’t mean you have a bad self esteem or you’re not grateful for what you have. I’ve tried to change many things about myself, but it doesn’t mean I love myself any less than I ever did. In fact, I think it’s made me appreciate myself even more. I’m walking around, feeling like a completely exclusive piece of art that I created on my own.

Julia Bluhm, The Art of Recreating Yourself

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"As women, we are often told that there are hundreds of things we can’t do for one reason or another. We also often end up blowing people away with how wrong they all were. If there’s something you are working hard to do, don’t stop because of what people may think or expect of you. Don’t let anybody’s judgments get in the way. You can do it. And I’m sure you will be amazing."

Julia Bluhm, "Not “crazy,” just dedicated"

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Everyone seems to think that girls are notorious for being “bitchy” to each other, starting drama, and competing to be the most attractive or have a certain boyfriend. Girls are known for being the more passive aggressive and judgmental gender. Guys have just as much “drama” as girls do, and can be just as mean to each other. Yet, the phrases “dramatic,” “catty” and “bitchy” are used exclusively for girls. And now it’s not just the media that’s promoting this stereotype, it’s “science!” It’s been decided, based on whatever reasoning: Girls are mean by nature, and there’s nothing that can be done.

"Stop calling girls 'mean'" by Julia Bluhm

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Remember Julia Bluhm? You might not recall her name, but her actions are famously inspiring. She’s the go-getter teen who began the initiative to convinceSeventeen Magazine to use more realistic pictures of girls in their magazine—sans airbrush. How did she do it? A petition, of course. It’s the same way a group of fourth-graders recently petitioned Universal Studios to strengthen the environmental message in The Lorax! If there’s an issue that’s got you fired up, creating a petition is often the first step in affecting change.

Read more about this awesome lady on Heart of Gold Girls

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"Facing pressure from teen girls demanding truthful images of young women, Seventeen magazine has vowed to "celebrate every kind of beauty" and feature only photographs of real girls and models who are healthy."

This past May, Julia Bluhm and a group of teenagers started an online petition against the alteration of models' appearances in the popular magazine for teenage girls, Seventeen. The petition, titled "Seventeen Magazine: Give Girls Images Of Real Girls!", requested that the publication print one unaltered photo spread per month and garnered over 84,000 signatures.

Editor-in-chief Ann Shoket announced in this month's issue that Seventeen Magazine will  “never change girls’ body or face shapes” when retouching images.

What's next for these change-making girls? Two fellow SPARK Summit teen activists Emma and Carina are trying to get Teen Vogue to follow suit.

Read more at the Huffington Post.

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Julia Bluhm, 14, Leads Successful Petition For Seventeen Magazine To Portray Girls Truthfully

Facing pressure from teen girls demanding truthful images of young women,Seventeen magazine has vowed to "celebrate every kind of beauty" and feature only photographs of real girls and models who are healthy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/julia-bluhm-seventeen-mag_n_1650938.html

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How Izzy and Julia tore it apart.

DO MORE AWESOME 14-YEAR-OLDS EXIST?  Hint: the answer is no.

--Maddie

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Julia Bluhm & Izzy Labbe, who petitioned Seventeen Magazine to portray girls truthfully without alteration, at TEDxWomen 2012