Distorted perception of beauty

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Posted on 12 October 2006 by Tim Schmoyer | Trackback link | Print This Post

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6 Comments For This Post

Dana Says:
October 12th, 2006 at 9:28 pm

Yay! I gave you an idea for a blog!
Instead of writing a super long comment on here, I wrote my thoughts on my blog.
http://danadelynn.blogspot.com

paul Says:
October 14th, 2006 at 11:14 am

Wow, what a great tool for teen girls! Thanks Tim.

Jeff Says:
October 15th, 2006 at 3:29 pm

What a powerful video. Thanks for bringing it to the attention of those of us who blog about ministry.

Diane Says:
November 9th, 2006 at 3:41 pm

Don’t just show it to the girls - show it to the boys! They need to understand this just as much as the girls do.

Tim Says:
November 9th, 2006 at 3:58 pm

Great input, Diane. You’re absolutely right. Thanks.

Tim Says:
November 11th, 2006 at 5:17 am

Here’s another video by Dove that shows teen girls discussing their self-image. Another good discussion-starter for youth group.

SEE IT HERE

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A child of God educating other children. Says:
October 13th, 2006 at 2:44 am

here to see the video, and then you’ll understand this blog. My heart broke for all the girls when I saw this video come to an end. Even after knowing that this girl doesn’t look like they advertise her as, it’s still hard to overcome all that culture has put into our

Think Christian » Blog Archive » Eye of the beholder Says:
October 13th, 2006 at 5:00 pm

[...] Hat tip to Tim, who think it’s an especially good message for youth group girls. More commentary here. [...]

Smart Pastor Says:
October 15th, 2006 at 8:27 pm

http://www.timschmoyer.com/2006/10/12/distorted-perception-of-beauty/

Another Dove beauty video of girls discussing self-image » Life in student ministry Says:
November 11th, 2006 at 5:17 am

[...] Here’s another Dove video of girls talking about their self-image. Just like the previous video, this might be a good clip to show to both guys and girls in youth group for starting a discussion on the matter. [...]

Kate Winslet on distored perception of beauty » Life in student ministry Says:
December 7th, 2006 at 12:43 pm

[...] To see videos of what Kate Winslet means, see here first and here second. [...]

Teen girls can now airbrush their own pictures » Life in student ministry Says:
March 16th, 2007 at 2:02 pm

[...] it for them, or they download software with a free trial and do it themselves. What happened to the Dove commercial that was popular just a few months [...]

TechRoam Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 2:10 pm

Dove Evolution Campaign Video…

Public Perception of Beauty

This is another interesting video I found on YouTube and it highlights the realities of our distorted perception of beauty. We are daily bombarded with images from magazines and billboards as examples of how people …