Eating Disorders and the Ugly Truth
Lynn Crilly once stated “Anorexia is not an illness of the body, it is an illness of the mind”. This quote is the true definition of the issue at hand, eating disorders have become a clear issue in this country for decades. There are many unanswered questions that relate to this disease, one being how does the exposure to media, wealth and the people in our communities have affected the choices and decisions our young people who are battling this disorder? The media’s portrayal of body images causes a mental complex with people. Along with the social standing within a communities such as the African-American and Caucasian communities. Also there are many differences in financial standings in this country that has an effect on this disease whether the individual is rich or poor. In this dictation I will explore and answer how theses exposures have an effect on the people with eating disorders. “To all the girls that thinks you’re fat because you are not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one its society who’s ugly”. Marilyn Monroe spoke these brave and powerful words, calling society out on its judgmental views upon the female body. Marilyn Monroe who was in the television and movie spotlight has gained mass appreciation for her thoughts about what a real woman really does look like. Since the beginning of the film and television era the different versions of beauty has caused a spike in the development of eating disorders. There are certain social factors that relate to eating disorders such as Cultural pressures that glorify “thinness” and obtaining the “perfect body. Also the small definitions of beauty that include only women and men of specific weights. Cultural norms are also a factor when it comes to eating disorders that value people on the basis of physical appearance and not inner qualities and strengths. Past research has documented that the media’s portrayal of idealized images contributes to women’s body dissatisfaction. With the exposure to so much media such as billboards, social media, internet, movies, videos and other outside sources. Theses influences of different body images creates damaging and negative self-esteem and worth amongst not only women but also men. Many eating disorders are created by women and men developing this response to either one or multiple traumas such as sexual abuse, poverty, homophobia, racisms and the stress of acculturation. According to studies the cause of eating disorders has been linked to advertisements for over thirty years, but have refused to take any responsibility. Advertisements have taken the stance of showing images of thin attractive light skinned women along with the image telling girls to lose weight or increase their breast size. Felicity Luckey once quoted “Think and grow rich in health and thin”, with this concept in mind many illusions are created about the wealthy and the poor when it comes to self-body image. The stereotypical views of society is that only wealthy men and …show more content…
In an ABC News article she speaks about her body image issues “Even though I 'm not hungry at all, there 's no point where I 'm like, ‘I need to stop,’ especially when I 'm feeling like I 'm in that dark place.” ABC News states that “Though she has never been formally diagnosed, Lahori believes she has an eating disorder. She shows all the signs of a binge eater, succumbing to frequent, uncontrollable eating sprees, and then, from time to time, she also forces herself to throw up”. She relates to this pressures due to the media scrutiny that is placed upon black women, the ideal image of black women is to be curvy and proud of their weight. But as the article goes on the realization of that is beyond the truth. From the pressures of Beyoncé’s, Nicki Minaj and other famous curvy women it causes a doubt in many black women’s minds about appreciating and accepting their unique and beautiful bodies. There are many insecurities within the black and minority communities just like any other culture but because there is a sense of pride of being a strong black women and accepting all of your flaws to be less like our equal white counterparts it causes hidden insecurities just like others but unlike others we have to hide
Lynn Crilly once stated “Anorexia is not an illness of the body, it is an illness of the mind”. This quote is the true definition of the issue at hand, eating disorders have become a clear issue in this country for decades. There are many unanswered questions that relate to this disease, one being how does the exposure to media, wealth and the people in our communities have affected the choices and decisions our young people who are battling this disorder? The media’s portrayal of body images causes a mental complex with people. Along with the social standing within a communities such as the African-American and Caucasian communities. Also there are many differences in financial standings in this country that has an effect on this disease whether the individual is rich or poor. In this dictation I will explore and answer how theses exposures have an effect on the people with eating disorders. “To all the girls that thinks you’re fat because you are not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one its society who’s ugly”. Marilyn Monroe spoke these brave and powerful words, calling society out on its judgmental views upon the female body. Marilyn Monroe who was in the television and movie spotlight has gained mass appreciation for her thoughts about what a real woman really does look like. Since the beginning of the film and television era the different versions of beauty has caused a spike in the development of eating disorders. There are certain social factors that relate to eating disorders such as Cultural pressures that glorify “thinness” and obtaining the “perfect body. Also the small definitions of beauty that include only women and men of specific weights. Cultural norms are also a factor when it comes to eating disorders that value people on the basis of physical appearance and not inner qualities and strengths. Past research has documented that the media’s portrayal of idealized images contributes to women’s body dissatisfaction. With the exposure to so much media such as billboards, social media, internet, movies, videos and other outside sources. Theses influences of different body images creates damaging and negative self-esteem and worth amongst not only women but also men. Many eating disorders are created by women and men developing this response to either one or multiple traumas such as sexual abuse, poverty, homophobia, racisms and the stress of acculturation. According to studies the cause of eating disorders has been linked to advertisements for over thirty years, but have refused to take any responsibility. Advertisements have taken the stance of showing images of thin attractive light skinned women along with the image telling girls to lose weight or increase their breast size. Felicity Luckey once quoted “Think and grow rich in health and thin”, with this concept in mind many illusions are created about the wealthy and the poor when it comes to self-body image. The stereotypical views of society is that only wealthy men and …show more content…
In an ABC News article she speaks about her body image issues “Even though I 'm not hungry at all, there 's no point where I 'm like, ‘I need to stop,’ especially when I 'm feeling like I 'm in that dark place.” ABC News states that “Though she has never been formally diagnosed, Lahori believes she has an eating disorder. She shows all the signs of a binge eater, succumbing to frequent, uncontrollable eating sprees, and then, from time to time, she also forces herself to throw up”. She relates to this pressures due to the media scrutiny that is placed upon black women, the ideal image of black women is to be curvy and proud of their weight. But as the article goes on the realization of that is beyond the truth. From the pressures of Beyoncé’s, Nicki Minaj and other famous curvy women it causes a doubt in many black women’s minds about appreciating and accepting their unique and beautiful bodies. There are many insecurities within the black and minority communities just like any other culture but because there is a sense of pride of being a strong black women and accepting all of your flaws to be less like our equal white counterparts it causes hidden insecurities just like others but unlike others we have to hide