This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition Tell teenage girls that they are beautiful no matter what size or shape the are.
I have often felt unhappy with my apperance. I felt like everyone was prettier and that I could never be like the people I admired who looked like they could look good in a dress made of tin foil. I hate to think that young girls will grow up thinking that they need to be a size 0 to be beautiful.
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Although some people think that size zero should be abolished because it sends the wrong message, I believe that would just be like taking away size 8 and saying 'people who are that size can't be a good example, let's make sure that they can't be models!' Why should girls be judged on how they look when we are all taught about equality and diversity?
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