Man deems nature's faults and flaws as undesirable and unacceptable. This view manipulates society's unnecessary obsession with perfection by aspiring humans to live without defect in order to reach beauty. Seen everywhere, on tv, magazines, movies, and the internet, women and men alike are sexually objectified, publicized, and glorified for their body image. Ultimately, this unrealistic idea influences people's mindset to fit the image of “perfection”. The attempt to change one's appearance to fit the model icon results in emotional distress, excessive weight loss, self-esteem issues and psychological problems. The media promotes a solution to create the ideal image through extensive and highly dangerous scientific procedure. Media broadcasts
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The allure of glamor and fame influences and misconstrues the view of beauty which generates a sense of dissatisfaction, depression and desperation that is shared among the public. This is known as “Dysmorphia, a condition in which there is dissatisfaction with body appearance [which] is on the rise [for] teens [who] struggle to reach perfection” (Dr. Grail Gross). Attractive celebrities who have the “perfect” body affect the way one thinks of themselves. Society’s unreachable ideals lead to judgement and peer pressure to dominate the media and affect the way people look, what they wear, and what to say. Due to the growing availability of internet access, increasing amount of media use “associate[s] with the degree of body dissatisfaction and desire to be thin” (Teen Health and the Media). Images of the thin ideal develops eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. According to …show more content…
People become self-conscious and embarrassed of their own looks and struggle to become society's accepted criteria. “That need for positive feedback forces many...to go for the "sexier" look ”(Zatopek). This allows society to search for approval through an alternative path such as science in order to alter their body to fit the look seen on the media.“Magazine cover stories sensationalize celebrity crimes against body image every week; reality TV shows regularly invent new ways to exploit [people’s] insecurities; and the digital distortion of Photo-shopped images fuels exponential growth in cosmetic surgery procedures.” (Womensphere) This hunt for artificial perfection has people undergo various surgeries in order to relate to the beautiful models and celebrities seen on tv. For instance, the obsession of perfection inspired Pixee Fox a 25-year-old to spend approximately $120,000 to look like Jessica Rabbit. Fox experienced major surgeries such as having six of her ribs removed to have the appearance of the cartoons waist size. Men are portrayed with muscular body shapes and as stated by Jamie Santa Cruz in The Atlantic, “18 percent of boys are highly concerned about their weight and physique.” In contrast to women, men focus on gaining weight and engage in threatening drug use like steroids.Young children and newer generations are exposed to these events and find them common and
The allure of glamor and fame influences and misconstrues the view of beauty which generates a sense of dissatisfaction, depression and desperation that is shared among the public. This is known as “Dysmorphia, a condition in which there is dissatisfaction with body appearance [which] is on the rise [for] teens [who] struggle to reach perfection” (Dr. Grail Gross). Attractive celebrities who have the “perfect” body affect the way one thinks of themselves. Society’s unreachable ideals lead to judgement and peer pressure to dominate the media and affect the way people look, what they wear, and what to say. Due to the growing availability of internet access, increasing amount of media use “associate[s] with the degree of body dissatisfaction and desire to be thin” (Teen Health and the Media). Images of the thin ideal develops eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. According to …show more content…
People become self-conscious and embarrassed of their own looks and struggle to become society's accepted criteria. “That need for positive feedback forces many...to go for the "sexier" look ”(Zatopek). This allows society to search for approval through an alternative path such as science in order to alter their body to fit the look seen on the media.“Magazine cover stories sensationalize celebrity crimes against body image every week; reality TV shows regularly invent new ways to exploit [people’s] insecurities; and the digital distortion of Photo-shopped images fuels exponential growth in cosmetic surgery procedures.” (Womensphere) This hunt for artificial perfection has people undergo various surgeries in order to relate to the beautiful models and celebrities seen on tv. For instance, the obsession of perfection inspired Pixee Fox a 25-year-old to spend approximately $120,000 to look like Jessica Rabbit. Fox experienced major surgeries such as having six of her ribs removed to have the appearance of the cartoons waist size. Men are portrayed with muscular body shapes and as stated by Jamie Santa Cruz in The Atlantic, “18 percent of boys are highly concerned about their weight and physique.” In contrast to women, men focus on gaining weight and engage in threatening drug use like steroids.Young children and newer generations are exposed to these events and find them common and