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I didn’t really have anyone who looked like me to look up to when I was a kid, except, honestly, Raven-Symoné, a queer Black woman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The discourse around these celebrities shouldn’t center, for instance, on whatever message their body image might be sending to young people who look up to them.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
She also points to successes like K-pop band BTS - who she is a "huge fan of" - as models for Asians to look up to.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
He had to present himself at a certain height so people would look up to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
I’m going to get you these, she said really soft so that Holly had to stop tying the sneakers and look up to hear her.
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
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