What
Girls Say
I feel like there’s not enough clothing to fit girls that have curves or girls that have bigger bodies. Some people will say that you’re overweight and be rude but that’s not the problem, it’s just that they aren’t creating clothes for them.”
- Abreesha, dance
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When I look in the media, I see a whole bunch of tall, White dancers. With straight butts, so it’s kind of like where do I fit in this category?”
- Sasha, dance
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I stopped swimming, despite being a great swimmer, when I was going through puberty. I was constantly being told by adults that I had a great “swimmers’ physique”, which to me was a nightmare, as I saw a swimmer’s body as broad, and I wanted to be skinny like the models I saw in magazines.”
- Kate, swimming
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What
Coaches Say
U.S. culture sadly idolizes celebrities, and social media does not help this epidemic. We sell ‘perfection’. Of course the images are photoshopped. Of course they have access to the best clothes, makeup artists, hair stylists, and any other procedure to make them as perfect as possible, and yet our younger generation doesn’t care about what it takes, they just want it.”
- Coach Tony, surfing
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When I was working at kids’ camps, certain kids wouldn’t take part in certain activities; for example, water sports, they wouldn’t want to take part because they don’t look like a swimmer.”
- Coach Elle, multisport
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There is a lot of pressure on girls to look a certain way.”
- Coach Maddie, multisport
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