Adios Barbie

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Adios , Barbie : The One Stop Body Image Shop for Identity Issues including Size, Race, Media, and More! Since the dawn of the world wide web (or at least since 1998), AdiosBarbie.com was the first feminist site whose mission was to broaden the concepts of body image to include race, gender, LGBTQ, dis/ability, age, and size. And while that’s a mouthful, we believe that body image, like identity, happens in the mind. In fact, a person’s body image has very little to do with one’s actual body. Rather, it comes from external influences, beliefs, habits and conversations. For example, the average American sees over 5000 ads per day! How do we process what we see and what we’re sold? Do we quest | Co-Founders Contributors Former Fellows Leadership Team Past Interns Every six months, we run an intensive mentorship and training program for folx committed to developing their social justice, writing, media literacy, and social media skills—in addition to their intersectional feminism. Adios Ba

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