What does it mean to be beautiful? In our modern world, the idea of being "beautiful" has been altered due to unrealistic images of women in the fashion and entertainment industries. The use of airbrushing has gone overboard so that "slimmed thighs, whittled waists, smoothed skin" are considered standard. The way that women are portrayed promotes unrealistic ideals of beauty.
The Ryerson Women's Centre is working to promote realistic beauty ideas by featuring real Ryerson women in posters across the campus. We will also be taking polaroid pictures of anyone who is interested in our campaign whenever we do outreach as well as asking people to tell us what they think beauty means. By featuring images of real women that have not been airbrushed or retouched in any way, people will be reminded of what women in the real world look like!