Michelle Obama has launched a campaign, #62MillionGirls, to focus on the girls all around the globe that do not have access to education. Clothing store H&M has launched a video campaign that has a diverse cast of models: there are Sikh men, a Muslim model wearing a hijab, a plus-sized model, a transgender model, and a model with a prosthetic limb. The campaign is focused on promoting sustainable fashion. Is Obama or H&M showing more beauty from within?
Does Timberland’s new ad campaign show beauty from within?
Timberland’s new ad campaign features model Paloma Elsesser, a “full-figured woman with an ethnically ambiguous look.” The brand is being praised for using a model different from the typical white, slender model . Critics of brands that label fuller-figured women as “plus size models” are also praising the brand for treating Elsesser like every other model. Do you think Timberland is showing beauty from within for its decision to feature Elsesser in their campaign without making a big deal about her body size?
Is J.K. Rowling or Matt McGorry showing more beauty from within?
Orange Is the New Black’s Matt McGorry has been active on Twitter and in interviews about being a feminist. Recently, he teamed up with Mic to show how "dudes can be feminists too." J.K. Rowling has been tweeting to show her support of #refugeeswelcome in response to the large amount of refugees and migrants that currently have nowhere to go. She has also retweeted posts like petitions calling the U.K. Parliament to accept more refugees.
Who is showing more beauty from within?
Does Taylor Swift or LeBron James show more beauty from within?
Taylor Swift continually demonstrates beauty from within by showing love and support towards her fans. In recent news, she did a meet-and-greet with a fan that is battling cystic fibrosis. She has also donated money to her fans’ GoFundMe accounts for medical treatment and helped other fans pay off their student debts.
LeBron James, who has become a prominent activist athlete, has launched a program to provide four-year scholarship for city kids and another program to help parents earn their high school GED credits. He has organized athlete protests over police brutality towards black people and pledged to help young black men who have been written off by society as part of the "dead or in jail” narrative.
Who do you think shows more beauty from within?