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I Won’t Be Renewing My ‘Vogue’ Subscription—I’m Not Inspired by Images That Don’t Represent the Beauty of Diversity
By Iskra Lawrence — 2016
My aim is to educate young people so they are aware of body image and mental health. When there is such a strict ideal of beauty that only a small majority of us can relate to, it makes us feel inadequate.
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