Meaghan Ramsey: Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you
梅根.蘭西: 為什麼認為自己醜對你是不好的
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change. Full bio
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one-year-olds do,
too-fast-for-my-legs kind of way.
things to do at the moment
herself these big, wet kisses.
tells me that I used to do this,
the way that we look?
我們變得不愛自己的長相?
lives in Denver.
be liked and to fit in.
她只想要讓人喜歡、融入他人。
she's a bit confused because
that she's ugly.
tells her and what her friends
She posts it to YouTube
a comment:
over 13,000 comments.
bear thinking about.
teenage girl receiving this feedback
收到這些回覆。
times in her life.
and available at all times,
sharing, posting —
按讚、留言、分享、貼文,
in their bedroom every night.
好像他們房間每天都在開趴一樣。
with that are relentless.
更是讓人喘不過氣。
our kids to value themselves
把我們的孩子訓練成
hard to tell the difference between.
between what's authentic
what's normal in the context of everyday.
that are covering the newsfeeds
就是支持厭食症的意思。
stereotyping and flagrant objectification
benchmarking themselves against.
比較的基準是什麼。
of superhero-like sports stars
那種明顯的六塊肌,
well balanced individuals.
training our kids
讓我們的孩子
their appearance
在他們的外表上,
of their identities.
of their physical abilities,
something because they don't
選擇不做某些事
development as humans
the workforce.
three teenagers, are withdrawing
way that they look.
you actually weigh.
you actually look.
而不是實際長相。
academic achievement.
do less physical activity,
practices
that they take more risks
喝酒、吸毒等活動、
unprotected, earlier sex;
危險性行為、較早發生性行為,
pressure on our healthcare systems
已經對我們的醫療系統造成壓力,
dollars every year.
about the way that they look.
to do this.
that the best programs
friends and relationships.
one another
或「胖子之談」。
這樣基本的事。
our own circles.
取決於她長得正不正。
to her not being a looker.
for the types of pictures
their effort
this culture of ours
whole selves,
making a real difference
who they are
for someone in your life.
會有什麼影響。
a couple of seats away
也可能是坐在你附近的女士。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Meaghan Ramsey - Self-esteem advocateMeaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change.
Why you should listen
Meaghan Ramsey helps businesses and brands shape their operations and organizations in a way that delivers both positive social change and business growth. She is a partner in the Business in Society Practice at the Brunswick Group.
With her origins in nutritional science, Ramsey has worked across FMCG, health as well as food and beverage sectors, and she has consulted to pharmaceutical, media, agricultural, tech start-ups, charities and non-government organizations.
Prior to joining Brunswick, Ramsey was the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever in London. In her role, she developed global education programs and mass-media campaigns that encouraged the participation of millions of young girls and women around the world to improve individual confidence. Her TED Talk and speech at the UN's 59th Commission on the Status of Women helped highlight the importance of this particular work and the urgent need to address it. Ramsey speaks regularly on the role business can, and must, play in creating a sustainable, positive future.
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