Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty: Reaching Our Girls before “Beauty Experts” Do
I’ve said it before and will say it again…whoever thought up Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty was after my own heart. I can’t think of a better message to convey to our young girls than confidence in who they already are (as opposed to making them aspire to become what someone else would make them).
If you have a young daughter, I think it’s beneficial to make sure she sees these two videos, maybe send them to her email or in a MySpace message 
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Onslaught
Amy
I hope this ad campaign continues in full force until we finally change the current and counterforce the “beauty experts” in the media to redefine beauty for themselves (not us). Our girls need to know that real beauty is one part what you’re born with, and the biggest part emanating from the inside in attitude, poise, and confidence.
See more Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty: http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/dsef07/t5.aspx?id=7373
Previous post on Galvanized about this subject: http://galvanized.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/kudos-to-doves-campaign-for-real-beauty/
These are brilliant, lovely people! My daughter will definitely hear more about beauty from me and my Husband than the so-called “beauty industry”.
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Right, I’ve tried to ingrain it in my daughter psyche to just be natural. But today’s media influence them so much because — and I’ll be honest here — we let them anytime we let our girls sit in front of a TV, computer, or magazine. Let’s hope we all do an adequate job in teaching our girls to reject a lot of unnatural “womanly” affectations that the advertising, marketing, and entertainment industries put out there. Thanks for the comment! And I’m sure you’ll do your daughter proud.
If you liked this aspect of the campaign you might also like the latest addition to the campaign, the Dove “Reality Diaries.” My name is Andrea, and we’ve been asked by Dove to help raise awareness for their self-esteem programs and to help find passionate and genuine real beauty advocates to be part of this online community of supporters.
If you’re interested, I would love to give you an ‘inside look’ at the Self Esteem Fund and Dove’s new initiative for girls, an online reality series designed to give teens a reality check on factors that can impact their self-esteem. You can see the Dove Reality Diaries here: http://www.doverealitydiaries.com
To learn more about how to really get involved in supporting this message, as well as the Dove Self Esteem Fund, please be sure to visit http://www.rocketxl.com/dsef/assets.htm
Please let me know if you’re interested or would like to get involved in spreading this message. We would love to have your voice be included.
Thanks for your time,
Andrea
Rocket XL
Most definitely, Andrea! Thanks so much for the inclusion! It’s a campaign a lot of us want to get behind! I’ll be sure to contact you about this.
Melanie
Oh to be a PRINCESS! – It’s a dream of most little girls. The challenge of inspiring these little would be princesses to give the same attention to inner qualities as they do hair, makeup and clothes is one that many parents know all too well. The challenge becomes to define the princess world in terms that a young girl can not only dream but LIVE!
This challenge was the inspiration for Sandi Stonebraker when she wrote “On Being A REAL Princess, Secrets of the Happy Heart Princess”. This book is about how to be a princess from the Inside-Out! It’s about how it feels to be a princess.
Featured in the book are sixteen princesses from around the globe who dance into your world with affirmations and messages on what it means to be a REAL Princess. They understand that a REAL Princess is strong, smart and kind. She knows how to think for herself and is proud of who she is and what she believes in. She dreams big and knows that she can make her dreams come true. She understands that everyone is different but each person is special.
The book includes interactive journaling activities dealing with values, self esteem and decision making. It is a useful tool for parents, teachers, religious leaders and other caregivers to open a dialogue with little girls on all those important issues they face as they grow up in an increasingly complex society.
The author feels that it is never too early to begin the discussion on these simple values and feelings and although the book is targeted to ages 4 to 10, all ages seem to feel it’s power in reminding them of what it is to be a REAL PRINCESS!
If you are a parent, grandparent, religious leader, teacher or just someone who has a special little girl in your life, this book is a must!
http://www.happyheartprincess.com