Tavi Gevinson Thinks “Seventeen” Magazine’s Headlines Are Just As Bad As Its Photoshopped Models
The 16-year-old Rookie editor applauds the girls behind the Seventeen Photoshop petition, but thinks that the magazine’s body-shaming goes beyond its images: “The effects of headlines under the ‘health’ section about your back-to-school body are still there. It took me a little bit once middle school started to realize that if I didn’t read Seventeen, I didn’t feel obligated to watch what I eat. Language is powerful, along with photos.”
Tavi Gevinson Thinks "Seventeen" Magazine's Headlines Are Just As Bad As Its Photoshopped Models
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The 16-year-old Rookie editor applauds the girls behind the Seventeen Photoshop petition, but thinks that the magazine’s body-shaming goes beyond its images: “The effects of headlines under the ‘health’ section about your back-to-school body are still there. It took me a little bit once middle school started to realize that if I didn’t read Seventeen, I didn’t feel obligated to watch what I eat. Language is powerful, along with photos.”
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