Name: Madison Frehlick
Faculty/Year: Management U1 Committee Position: Promotional Coordinator What is your experience with the HIV/AIDS community? What about this cause touches you and makes you want to create change? Although I am not personally affected by HIV/AIDS, I believe it is so important to help where I can. I have been privileged in my life with health and people to support me, and now I want to give someone else that same support. It’s easy to take a step back and say “it’s not my problem, it doesn’t affect me”, but if everyone were to become a bystander to a community of people who are in need of help, how could meaningful change occur? Chances are, you know someone who is affected by HIV/AIDS, whether it be someone who is directly affected or they know someone who is. Do you believe fashion has the power to affect positive change? Where do you believe fashion succeeds or fails to create real, tangible social action? I definitely believe that fashion has the power to affect positive change. An example that comes to my mind is the brand Aerie. They have become known to promote body positivity, and it’s showing real results. While scrolling through my Instagram explore page, I have come across photos of girls who are posting unphotoshopped photos of themselves because they saw that Aerie’s models were real women with real curves, shapes, and blemishes. To have realistic body images being portrayed in fashion, I think it’s an incredible thing!
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