All Made Up

Check out “All Made Up: a girl’s guide to seeing through celebrity hype…and celebrating real beauty” by Audrey Brashich. There’s a couple of pages about me (and Sticker Sisters) in a chapter called “Real Role Models.”

The book is directed at teen girls and has some kick-ass activity suggestions. I like the idea of ripping pages out of a teen magazine and separating them into two piles. One pile of images/articles that reinforce the idea of being “starstruck” and one pile with pages that show alternative ideas of success/beauty. Then, based on which pile is bigger, you can talk about the message the magazine is sending. Hmmm…I’m pretty sure I know which pile would be bigger. But I’d love for someone to prove me wrong! Sounds like an excellent opportunity for some “This Insults Women/Girls” stickers.

And, as you might predict, my favorite idea in the book is to make up your own stickers and cover hyped-up ads with them. Or if making stickers is too much trouble, you can order some from Sticker Sisters and I’ll get them to you lickity split.