GET REAL! Toolkit • Talk Back to Media
Celebrity Shoutout
Use social media to support
celebrities against unrealistic
body standards.
As a face of the media culture, celebrities
play a key role in setting society’s standards
of attractiveness. Media producers often use
special lighting, makeup, camera tricks, and
Photoshop to try to make celebrities look as
“perfect” as possible. They do such a good
job that you may not even notice what they’ve
done to achieve this flawless look.
Some celebrities are speaking out and
fighting back against retouched images that
unrealistically change their appearance.
Shout Out! to support them and encourage
others to speak out!
How to Shoutout
• When a celebrity calls out unrealistic body
images, let them know you applaud what
they did and share it with your friends and
social media followers.
• When celebrities don’t speak out, urge
them to take a stance, especially if they’ve
spoken out before.
• Use social media to tweet, blog, like, pin
or post to keep reminding celebrities that
they are role models and need to speak
out about unrealistic and retouched body
images. Check out some of our examples.
Shoutout Tips
• Be specific in your shout out about body
image. • Use hashtags such as #keepitreal
and #celebrityshoutout to share your
message and get the campaign to go
viral. • Always use positive language and be
respectful and encouraging. The more
positive you are, the more likely you are
to be re-tweeted, liked or re-pinned.
Get REAL! about Media and Body Image | California State University, Northrdige | National Eating Disorders Association