The media needs to play a more responsible role on the images shown to our easily influenced younger generations. These generations need to realize that our bodies know what they need and every one's body is different. Everyone has a different metabolism and shape, and we have to learn how to love ourselves for who we are. We need to teach children at a young age that what they say on TV is not what it is cracked up to be and that they need to have self confidence, because if they don't create an image for themselves, the media will do it for them.
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