Sophie Sams
Mrs. Anderson
English 9
13 April 2016
Are Thin Models Really Worth All the Talk? Steve Maraboli once said, “There is nothing rarer, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself: comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” Sadly, this is rarely the case today. Very few women are completely comfortable in their bodies. Woman are led to believe that a thin, skinny body is the ideal body to have which is simply not true. Advertising companies portray an unrealistic image of how woman’s bodies should look. The companies should change this by having a variety of shapes and sizes represent their company. Many women are beginning to believe that being extremely skinny is the only attractive body type. Dirk Smeesters, Thomal Mussweiler, and Naomi Mendel said, “abundant exposure to thin media images has led to the commonly held belief that the thin ideal is normative and central to attractiveness” (930). This is not normal, but people are led to believe that it is. If most models were overweight, people would most likely think being overweight is normal. Advertising companies are leading people into believing that all woman should look like the models they use for their ad campaigns. …show more content…
In fact, most models are underweight. Quoted from Emma Halliwell and Helga Dittmar, “woman’s ideal body weight as depicted in magazines has decreased over the last 40 years, so the the average model is now more than 20% underweight” (105). Woman are idolizing models who are not even healthy. Advertising companies are fronting an unhealthy image to woman and making it seem like it is normal. It is not normal. The companies need to have all different kinds of models represent their company to show that any type of body that is healthy is perfectly
Mrs. Anderson
English 9
13 April 2016
Are Thin Models Really Worth All the Talk? Steve Maraboli once said, “There is nothing rarer, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself: comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” Sadly, this is rarely the case today. Very few women are completely comfortable in their bodies. Woman are led to believe that a thin, skinny body is the ideal body to have which is simply not true. Advertising companies portray an unrealistic image of how woman’s bodies should look. The companies should change this by having a variety of shapes and sizes represent their company. Many women are beginning to believe that being extremely skinny is the only attractive body type. Dirk Smeesters, Thomal Mussweiler, and Naomi Mendel said, “abundant exposure to thin media images has led to the commonly held belief that the thin ideal is normative and central to attractiveness” (930). This is not normal, but people are led to believe that it is. If most models were overweight, people would most likely think being overweight is normal. Advertising companies are leading people into believing that all woman should look like the models they use for their ad campaigns. …show more content…
In fact, most models are underweight. Quoted from Emma Halliwell and Helga Dittmar, “woman’s ideal body weight as depicted in magazines has decreased over the last 40 years, so the the average model is now more than 20% underweight” (105). Woman are idolizing models who are not even healthy. Advertising companies are fronting an unhealthy image to woman and making it seem like it is normal. It is not normal. The companies need to have all different kinds of models represent their company to show that any type of body that is healthy is perfectly