Girl Rockers Talk Media Literacy

This week, Seattle is hosting its first Girls Rock! camp, and I had a blast hanging out with the girls yesterday. I presented workshops to the girls on body image, and we examined the ways in which what we see in the media messages we receive each day affects how we feel about ourselves and others.

I was so impressed and inspired by how aware these girls already were of how what we see in commercials, billboards, advertisements and more isn’t really real - it’s manufactured through things like Photoshop, lighting, and armies of stylists, not to mention usually featuring abnormally thin models to begin with. I wish I had been so media savvy when I was a teenager!

If you live in Seattle, don’t miss the Girls Rock! Seattle Showcase, where the girls’ newly formed rock bands will be performing in all their rocker girl glory! The event is at The Vera Project on Saturday, July 25th at 3pm.