Will 'Seventeen' Magazine Keep It Real?
Seventeen magazine has a compelling dilemma on its hands as the brand, which sells the dreams of pop culture to teenagers, is being asked by that same demographic to embrace reality.
Julia Bluhm, a 14-year-old resident of Waterville, ME, petitioned Seventeen magazine to feature girls as how they really appear and not doctor images by airbrushing out natural blemishes such as acne. Bluhm used social media to raise awareness and garnered 85,000 signatures for her petition on Change.org.
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