Last fall, a bunch of diet bloggers started an awesome campaign: they took pictures of their bodies and wrote what they loved about their bodies on these images. But we at Equal Writes began to wonder why just diet bloggers were doing it. All of us should love our bodies! So, starting today, we’re bringing the campaign to Princeton.
What you do:
In an email, attach a photo of yourself like the ones in this post (wear underwear; face should not be visible in photo). Do not resize the image! In the body of the email, tell us the POSITIVE things you want written on the photo along with the body parts said positive things correspond to. (We’ll superimpose the text over your picture). Send photos and text to Amelia or Thúy-Lan at equalwrites@gmail.com. ALL PHOTOS ARE ANONYMOUS.
What we’ll do:
After we put your positive thoughts about your body onto your picture, we’re posting the photos onto the blog throughout the next week. We’re also postering around campus; if you’re especially brave, you can be considered to have your photo on a poster. (Tell us in your email if you’d be interested in this; you have to be prepared for the possibility of graffiti, etc.)
This is going to be an incredibly powerful message. And we need you for it to work: invite your friends, blast your listservs, spread the word. This is NOT JUST FOR WOMEN, or feminist bloggers, or people who are totally comfortable with their bodies. Do it! Show Princeton how much YOU love your body.
