In society today women struggle with the want to have a “perfect body.” Society has set a look that women should look this way or that way and if they don’t they are not beautiful or healthy or perfect. This image depicts the disturbing thought that women have on wanting to be skinnier or prettier, like what they see other girls looking like. In magazines, social media, and the big screen women are seen as skinny without any flaws. No fat rolls show when they sit, no zits are present on their faces, stretch marks and scars are unseen and never present. Girls are given the notion that being perfect is looking like these women they see in the magazines and movies. Self-esteem is low for a majority of women and body image is on the decline and
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Linda DiBella states in her article a scenario that many girls have come faced to before. The scenario goes as this; a man and woman are kissing and begin to undress each other. Article of clothing after article of clothing the girl’s sensuality diminishes and she wishes they could just turn the light off so he doesn’t have to see her dimply thighs. Some relationships may suffer when it comes to love and trusting one’s own body with someone else. Men are so exposed to images of other women whom average girls compare themselves to and feel as if they cannot satisfy their man’s taste like these other women can. Pornography has become a major issue associated with this. Let’s face the facts, a vast majority of men view pornography, whether it is ok or not is one’s own opinion. Some women begin to feel not good enough or ugly due to comparisons they make to these women.
“These images and stories, together with the advertising mantra that “you deserve better”, has led many to believe that “better” is outside of us, somewhere, if only we can find it (Julie Lauren).” I think that “better” is not outside of us. It is up to us to reach inside ourselves to find the better in ourselves to obscure us away from these images and ideal body types presented by the media. Finding the happiness in ourselves and loving our bodies we were born in and crafted into is what it truly comes down
Linda DiBella states in her article a scenario that many girls have come faced to before. The scenario goes as this; a man and woman are kissing and begin to undress each other. Article of clothing after article of clothing the girl’s sensuality diminishes and she wishes they could just turn the light off so he doesn’t have to see her dimply thighs. Some relationships may suffer when it comes to love and trusting one’s own body with someone else. Men are so exposed to images of other women whom average girls compare themselves to and feel as if they cannot satisfy their man’s taste like these other women can. Pornography has become a major issue associated with this. Let’s face the facts, a vast majority of men view pornography, whether it is ok or not is one’s own opinion. Some women begin to feel not good enough or ugly due to comparisons they make to these women.
“These images and stories, together with the advertising mantra that “you deserve better”, has led many to believe that “better” is outside of us, somewhere, if only we can find it (Julie Lauren).” I think that “better” is not outside of us. It is up to us to reach inside ourselves to find the better in ourselves to obscure us away from these images and ideal body types presented by the media. Finding the happiness in ourselves and loving our bodies we were born in and crafted into is what it truly comes down