A 14-year-old girl is currently battling an age-old problem: photo manipulation. Julia Bluhm has petitioned for Seventeen magazine to "commit to printing one unaltered—real—photo spread per month," noting that "girls want to be accepted, appreciated and liked. And when they don't fit the criteria, some girls like to fix themselves. This can lead to eating disorders, dieting, depression and low self-esteem." And now her battle is coming to the streets New York City.
We've received a press release that Seventeen magazine readers, including Bluhm, will demonstrate outside of the magazine’s headquarters tomorrow at 11 a.m., delivering the petition to the powers that be inside of Hearst Tower. It's been signed by 13,000 people. The group will also compose a mock photo shoot. We're told, "Teenagers will take photos in front of a backdrop outside Seventeen’s headquarters holding dry erase boards with handwritten messages to Seventeen on them."
Bluhm says, “Seventeen Magazine is supposed to be a relatable magazine, right? How can we relate to computer altered photos?” At this time Seventeen hasn't commented.
