Topic: Daughter

Seventeen Vows To Stop Airbrushing Models In Response To A Very Enterprising 14-Year-Old

Seventeen Vows To Stop Airbrushing Models In Response To A Very Enterprising 14-Year-Old

Julia Bluhm, a 14-year-old kid from Maine, made it her business to get in Seventeen magazine’s face about all their rampant photoshopping of young models. In her online petition, the young lady asked that Seventeen commit to one unphotoshopped spread each issue to give readers an idea as to how altered many of the images actually are. While Seventeen is hardly alone in their airbrushing tactics, the publication wouldn’t even admit to the practice, releasing a statement touting how they “celebrate girls.” Eighty-four thousand signatures later, Seventeen magazine has finally accepted the teenager’s terms, meaning that one of the country’s leading magazines for girls is willing to address our unchecked media problem. More »

Video: Gwyneth Drops The C-Bomb, Redeems Self

Video: Gwyneth Drops The C-Bomb, Redeems Self

Here at The Gloss, Gwyneth Paltrow has been a bit of a polarizing figure. I personally have made no secret of my rational, well-reasoned distaste for her monthly platitudes. And then, of course, there was Jen’s assertion that maybe Gwyn isn’t that bad, followed by an epic showdown between the editors, in which Ashley and Jen battled it out to decide once and for all whether we, as one mind united, can like Gwyn. More »