Anorexic Lily looked in the mirror and sighed in disgust. She had been dieting for six months and she still didn’t think she looked thin enough. The prom was less than four weeks away and she was determined to lose weight. Desperate to try any means necessary, Lily explores options of an extreme starvation diet along with pills to achieve the body she has always dreamed of having.
Unforcedly, no matter how much weight Lily loses, in her mind she will never be thin enough. The image she has of herself and what she believes others think of her is distorted. According to the Researchers at the University of Arizona, there are body image stages. These stages are categorized into five different identifying behavioral patterns ranging from …show more content…
Interestingly, just as fashions change in clothing so does the view of an attractive body image. I agree with the author that the media, advertisers, and celebrities have determined social attractiveness. We are constantly bombarded with images of people from social media to tabloids concerning our bodies. For example, Angelia Jolie an actress who is highlighted in many magazines is scrutinized for being too thin. According to Fashion Style Magazine, Angelina’s rapid weight loss is alarming. The article mentioned that many suspect that she could be anorexic, but could not confirm that she is. Angelina stated, “I want people to understand who I am as a person is not somebody that’s trying to look thin but just trying to work through a very difficult year” Anglia Jolie similar to Sadie Robertson an actress on ‘Duck Dynasty’, stated “I struggled with an eating problem connected to a negative body image for about a year. It was dark. It was ugly. It was insanely difficult.” Sadie has spoken out about her personal journey of having a negative body image. She shared that the negative words of others can affect your confidence and leave you feeling less about yourself. On her blog, Sadie gets real with her fans with her own real-life struggles so that she can help others, likewise Ashley Graham a supermodel also speaks out about body size and body
Unforcedly, no matter how much weight Lily loses, in her mind she will never be thin enough. The image she has of herself and what she believes others think of her is distorted. According to the Researchers at the University of Arizona, there are body image stages. These stages are categorized into five different identifying behavioral patterns ranging from …show more content…
Interestingly, just as fashions change in clothing so does the view of an attractive body image. I agree with the author that the media, advertisers, and celebrities have determined social attractiveness. We are constantly bombarded with images of people from social media to tabloids concerning our bodies. For example, Angelia Jolie an actress who is highlighted in many magazines is scrutinized for being too thin. According to Fashion Style Magazine, Angelina’s rapid weight loss is alarming. The article mentioned that many suspect that she could be anorexic, but could not confirm that she is. Angelina stated, “I want people to understand who I am as a person is not somebody that’s trying to look thin but just trying to work through a very difficult year” Anglia Jolie similar to Sadie Robertson an actress on ‘Duck Dynasty’, stated “I struggled with an eating problem connected to a negative body image for about a year. It was dark. It was ugly. It was insanely difficult.” Sadie has spoken out about her personal journey of having a negative body image. She shared that the negative words of others can affect your confidence and leave you feeling less about yourself. On her blog, Sadie gets real with her fans with her own real-life struggles so that she can help others, likewise Ashley Graham a supermodel also speaks out about body size and body