Young college women are fighting the battle against their body. A 2011 study showed that 97 percent of women admitted to having one "I hate my body" moment per day. Further research has found that, on average, women have nearly 13 negative body thoughts daily. In an effort to reduce these stereotypes in women, the Bare Naked Ladies of James Madison University are on a mission to end this body battle once and for all.

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This specific club at JMU promotes positive body image, self-love, confidence, and overall positivity. In their own words, "As Bare Naked Ladies, we believe that beauty becomes far more powerful, and extends a great deal further when we learn to see it differently."

Want to help them make a difference? They're calling all JMU students to come support their "Bare it All" Photo Event. This motivational event will take place Wednesday, November 18, 11am—2pm on the Commons. They will be displaying the photos from their organization's photo shoot, along with handing out "self-love notes" and other little give-aways to promote body positivity and self-love.

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BNL's president, Courtney Brown, speaks about their mission for the event:

"Our goal with the 'Bare it All' Photography Project was to encourage ourselves and others to love and accept ourselves and our bodies. By writing words on us like "strength," "passion" and "confidence," we wanted to demonstrate that beauty is not about our bodies, but about these human qualities that lie beneath. Stepping in front of a camera and exposing ourselves like that really challenged us to embrace our bodies and adopt this idea that someone's worth isn't defined by appearance, but who you are as a person. To me, this message we're trying to promote strikes a chord with everyone, and is so relevant with college kids especially. If we could shift the value of beauty away from just one's appearance, we may begin to see the beauty in all of us."

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It's time for us as college students to not only support the Bare Naked Ladies of JMU, but take action in their mission to redefine body image. Take a page from their book this Wednesday, November 18, and learn that beauty isn't about your body, but about who you are as a person.

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