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Beside these ads are comments posted regarding the amazing and fantastic appearance of these women. It is photographs such as these that give women the impression that unless they are 5’8 and weigh 100 pounds they are somehow fat and ugly. Models are a great example because they are encouraged to stay at an unhealthy weight. When a designer has new clothes sewn, there is as little material as possible used until after a showing of the new designs. The models wearing these clothes need to be a small size in order to fit into them. The other reason is that the camera is notorious for adding pounds. When the models go on photo shoots, it’s important that they look “thin and sexy” (Eating Disorders). An example of a celebrity having an eating disorder is Singer Karen Carpenter, who was struggling with anorexia and bulimia and after she went to treatment for years, everyone thought that she had recovered and was doing better. After that, she was found dead on the bathroom floor in her parent's home. She had a heart attack and it was said that the result of her death was because she had abused the drug Ipecac for years. Ipecac is a liquid that is used to induce vomiting, and it is often abused by anorexics and bulimics
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The media needs to play a more responsible role on the images shown to our easily influenced younger generations. These generations need to realize that our bodies know what they need and every one's body is different. Everyone has a different metabolism and shape, and we have to learn how to love ourselves for who we are. We need to teach children at a young age that what they say on TV is not what it is cracked up to be and that they need to have self confidence, because if they don't create an image for themselves, the media will do it for them.
Work Cited
Cemanovic, Melina "The Effects of Media on the Skinny Side of Eating Disorders." The
Effects of Media on the Skinny Side of Eating Disorders. 18 Dec. 2006
EzineArticles.com. 4 Mar. 2012 <http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Effects-of- Media-on-the-Skinny-Side-of-Eating-Disorders&id=390528>.
DeGroat, Bernie. “Media Influencing Eating Disorders.” Oct. 22, 1997. 4 Mar. 2012. http://www.ur.umich.edu/9798/Oct22_97/media.htm
Eating Disorders and The Media. March 4, 2012. http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eating- disorders-and-the-media.htm. Leong, Sandra K. "How The Media Influences Eating Disorders." How The Media
Influences Eating Disorders. 3 Dec. 2006 EzineArticles.com. 4 Mar. 2012
<http://ezinearticles.com/?How-The-Media-Influences-Eating-
The media needs to play a more responsible role on the images shown to our easily influenced younger generations. These generations need to realize that our bodies know what they need and every one's body is different. Everyone has a different metabolism and shape, and we have to learn how to love ourselves for who we are. We need to teach children at a young age that what they say on TV is not what it is cracked up to be and that they need to have self confidence, because if they don't create an image for themselves, the media will do it for them.
Work Cited
Cemanovic, Melina "The Effects of Media on the Skinny Side of Eating Disorders." The
Effects of Media on the Skinny Side of Eating Disorders. 18 Dec. 2006
EzineArticles.com. 4 Mar. 2012 <http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Effects-of- Media-on-the-Skinny-Side-of-Eating-Disorders&id=390528>.
DeGroat, Bernie. “Media Influencing Eating Disorders.” Oct. 22, 1997. 4 Mar. 2012. http://www.ur.umich.edu/9798/Oct22_97/media.htm
Eating Disorders and The Media. March 4, 2012. http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eating- disorders-and-the-media.htm. Leong, Sandra K. "How The Media Influences Eating Disorders." How The Media
Influences Eating Disorders. 3 Dec. 2006 EzineArticles.com. 4 Mar. 2012
<http://ezinearticles.com/?How-The-Media-Influences-Eating-