Read on for Seventeen magazine’s official Body Peace Treaty vows and help the cause by joining Talent Management and adding your signature to the project!
Talent Management Reveals Seventeen’s Full List Of Body Peace Treaty Vows
Earlier this month, Talent Management revealed that 14-year-old Julia Bluhm’s efforts to stop model photoshopping at Seventeen Magazine was met with success. In response to Bluhm’s concerns that photoshopped models and celebrities were negatively affecting her peers, the magazine responded with a campaign dubbed ‘Body Peace Treaty’.
Endorsed by both the National Eating Disorders Association and the Commission for Positive Images of Women and Girls, we told you that the treaty includes promises such as Seventeen will ‘never change girls’ body or face shapes’ and will ‘celebrate every kind of beauty’ within its pages. Well, now we have the full list of promises. Read on for the magazine’s official Body Peace Treaty vows…
- Remember that the sun will still rise tomorrow even if I had one too many slices of pizza or an extra scoop of ice cream tonight.
- Never blame my body for the bad day I’m having.
- Stop joining in when my friends compare and trash their own bodies.
- Never allow a dirty look from someone else to influence how I feel about my appearance.
- Quit judging a person solely by how his or her body looks — even if it seems harmless — because I’d never want anyone to do that to me.
- Notice all the amazing things my body is doing for me every moment I walk, talk, think, breathe…
- Quiet that negative little voice in my head when it starts to say mean things about my body that I’d never tolerate anyone else saying about me.
- Remind myself that what you see isn’t always what you get on TV and in ads — it takes a lot of airbrushing, dieting, money, and work to look like that.
- Remember that even the girl who I’d swap bodies with in a minute has something about her looks that she hates.
- Respect my body by feeding it well, working up a sweat when it needs it, and knowing when to give it a break.
- Realize that the mirror can reflect only what’s on the surface of me, not who I am inside.
- Know that I’m already beautiful just the way I am.
- Not let my size define me. It’s far better to focus on how awesome I look in my jeans than the number on the tag.
- Surround myself with positive people. True friends are there to lift me up when I’m feeling low and won’t bring me down with criticism, body bashing, or gossip.
- Accept the changes that my body is going through. I will celebrate my new shape and curves. I will rock what I’ve got!
- Remember that sometimes I will have down moments. And in those times, I will remind myself of how awesome I am by looking in the mirror and saying, “I’m good! I can do this! I’m number one!”
- Accept that beauty isn’t just about my looks. It’s my awesome personality and my energy that creates a whole, unique package.
Now that you’ve read the vows, not only do we want you to take them onboard yourself, but join the team at Talent Management and add your signature to be part of Seventeen’s Body Peace Project here!