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Dump glossy view of life
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Thursday, 16 April 2009

A good look at self-esteem. People today like to look to themselves, and have people compliment them, but this is not the answer for actually feeling good about yourself.

Dump glossy view of life

Jill Singer, Herald Sun, April 16, 2009

TODAY is National Compliments Day, a promotional campaign launched by Girlfriend, a magazine targeting teenage girls.

Girlfriend claims to "make it easy" for girls to lift each other's self-esteem by buying a $20 "compliment pack" of T-shirt, bottle of "love" water and their magazine with suggested compliments such as "You are freakin' amazing".

According to this freakin' bit of commercial exploitation, the majority of girls have self-esteem problems, mainly to do with their bodies.

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Here's some free advice for insecure young people: searching for self-esteem in a mirror, a T-shirt, magazine or from being paid compliments is a one-way ticket to misery.

Read full article at Herald Sun

 

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