Looks don’t matter. It’s what’s on the inside that counts. Beauty isn’t just a pretty face. We are told these things every day by our parents, friends, and even the media. But, if looks don’t matter, why do 80% of girls wake up every morning feeling worthless because they are dissatisfied with their bodies (Ross, Carolyn Coker)? Why do girls starve themselves, hurt themselves, and judge themselves when a boy tells her she isn’t pretty? If looks don’t matter, why do most of the girls at this school cake their face with the finest makeup to conceal every blemish? You may say looks don’t matter. You may say girls have it easy. You may say that girls have no reason to be self-conscious. But, growing up in a society where having one blemish
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Self-consciousness is a major problem with today’s teens. The media’s use of Photoshop is one of the major things that promote these unrealistic body images. We all see the girls on TV and magazines with their whole body shaped to perfection. So much work goes into their “natural look,” but it is so far from natural. Not only do they spend hours getting ready and being retouched, but their body weight is way less than the average female. The models you are seeing on magazines and TV weigh 23% less than what the average woman should weigh (Self-Image/Media Influences). The bodies we are being shown demonstrate exactly why approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies (Body Image). If we are constantly being shown the same “ideal” body type that is very unhealthy, we will naturally start to think that there is something wrong with us when we don’t have that body. The media uses all of these tools to make models look like their definition of perfect, and in return makes us feel like we are the ones who need to change our bodies. False expectations of girls are set by the media’s use of
Self-consciousness is a major problem with today’s teens. The media’s use of Photoshop is one of the major things that promote these unrealistic body images. We all see the girls on TV and magazines with their whole body shaped to perfection. So much work goes into their “natural look,” but it is so far from natural. Not only do they spend hours getting ready and being retouched, but their body weight is way less than the average female. The models you are seeing on magazines and TV weigh 23% less than what the average woman should weigh (Self-Image/Media Influences). The bodies we are being shown demonstrate exactly why approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies (Body Image). If we are constantly being shown the same “ideal” body type that is very unhealthy, we will naturally start to think that there is something wrong with us when we don’t have that body. The media uses all of these tools to make models look like their definition of perfect, and in return makes us feel like we are the ones who need to change our bodies. False expectations of girls are set by the media’s use of