Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Conflict of Interest

"Can a strong commitment to feminism, 
and a deep love of fashion happily co-exist?"
The fashion industry's representation of women as objects 
is partly responsible for the unrealistic physical beauty standards 
that cause young girls and women to have a skewed self image.
Having kids makes this an important subject for me.
I want my daughter to have self worth beyond beauty
and my son to value and respect women.
I have a dislike for the media's limiting portrayal of 
women and I have a love for fashion, the industry that
often promotes this negative portrayal.
It is a dilemma.
I found this article very interesting: