Tags: body image

"The Middle of the Story" by filmmaker Sojourner 4 Truth discusses the impact of colorism and negative media images on African Americans in general, and African American girls in particular.  It also highlights the importance of culture, history and family in reshaping how we see one another.  This an excellent primer for discussions on race, gender, skin color, body image and self-esteem.  Highly recommended for cross-cultural conversations as well as conversations between males and females.

A young woman shares her views on body image and her journey to self acceptance.

Katie, as part of her internship with MassIMPACT in the summer of 2007, participated as an active adult in the Teen Digital Storymapping Bootcamp. Her story relates her experience as a young teen girl trying to enter the world of professional modeling. The story includes some extreme (and sometime photo manipulated) photos of the very thin models the industry officials wanted her to strive to be.

Talia's story focuses on her unique personality and her comfort level of being herself. It's a great example of real voice coming through in a narrative and using many great photos and representational imagery to make her case.

This story asks more questions than it gives answers, on the issues of body image, eating disorders, and judging ourselves based on the shade of our skin.