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Every woman had stories of being previously body shamed and being taught that to be Asian meant a certain size. All races have this pressure to be thin, but when it becomes cultural as well, the pressure is only enhanced.

The other issue we wanted to acknowledge with this photo was the fact that the lack of Asian representation has meant that Asia is lumped together as one category when actually every country in Asia has its own culture. It would be very unusual for a German person to be asked to represent French people, yet Asian people are asked to do this all the time and speak on behalf of an entire continent.

We hope this photo demonstrates that \"Asian\" is not one appearance.

People want to feel included and ultimately brands have a responsibility to acknowledge that their customers want to feel seen.

Having a more diverse idea of beauty benefits and empowers everyone.

Body positivity is for all marginalized bodies and we need to make sure that when we talk about being inclusive, we are being intersectional across ability, age, gender and sexuality.

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