About Face

About-face is an amazing website fighting the media's negative and destructive portrayals of women. Their slogan is "Don't Fall for the Media Circus!" I think this is just a great milestone that women have made. There are various links on About-Face and it is so fun to play around and read the articles. They have a list of "offenders" who are companies or organizations targeting women through advertisements that induce negative body and self images as well as lower self esteem of many girls. There are some sections full of facts, such as "90% of all girls ages 3-11 have a Barbie doll, an early role model with a figure that is unattainable in real life." They give examples of appropriate role models for women and young girls. They include the Dove Campaign in there positive role models, which I have mentioned before in my blog. Check out this site, it is an great place to explore. You can even buy some cool posters! http://www.about-face.org/