Motion · S5M-15652 · 30 Jan 2019
The Empowered Women Project, Highlighting the Negative Impact of False Advertising
The motion
That the Parliament recognises the petition, “LET'S STOP influencers and celebrities working with products promoting speedy weight loss”, which has been organised by the founder of the Empowered Women Project, Mandy Jones, and can be found on change.org; understands that Mandy has launched the petition to highlight the dangers of advertising products that encourage rapid weight loss; believes that many celebrities have stated that weight loss companies require a before and after photo when promoting their products, often taken on the same day, which can construct an inaccurate portrayal of healthy weight loss as a result of using a product, and acknowledges the potentially significant damaging effects that portrayals of unrealistic body expectations, which are often perpetuated by and shared widely across social media, can have on the mental health of young people and adults.
Supporters (14)
- Richard Lyle 30 Jan 2019
- Rona Mackay 30 Jan 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 30 Jan 2019
- Sandra White 30 Jan 2019
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 31 Jan 2019
- Bill Kidd 31 Jan 2019
- Mark McDonald 31 Jan 2019
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 1 Feb 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 2 Feb 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 4 Feb 2019
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 6 Feb 2019
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 6 Feb 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 6 Feb 2019
- Maureen Watt 7 Feb 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.