“ Even models we see in magazines wish they could look like their own images.” (Cheri K. Erdman) photoshopping has become so extensive that seeing actual humans has become hard. Photoshopping can mean fixing a stray hair or erasing a wrinkle to shedding off 10-20 pounds, and becoming a whole new person. The reason having no figure has become the perfect figure is because of extensive photoshopping. Photoshopping is getting more and more realistic by day, which makes it hard to tell the difference. Someone who is a size 16 can be slimed to a size 6 in a matter of minutes. Imagine the toll on the confidence of teens when looking at people that range from a size 2-6 on a daily basis. Substantial photoshopping has become an epidemic, it can cause weight issues and body shaming which leads to eating disorders.
The fear of gaining weight is absurd, one study even found that “Adolescent girls are more afraid of gaining weight than getting cancer, losing their parents or nuclear war.” (Why Photoshopping Is a Matter of Life and Death for Many Girls). The fear of gaining weight caues eating disorders, and even lead to serious self harm. Body shaming is another problem, imagine waking up everyday …show more content…
The article “In Defense of Photoshopping” talks about how “Human beings were simply not meant to eat three cheeseburgers at a whim and spend the day seated behind a desk. They were meant to eat carrots and broccoli and exercise all day. But instead of identifying the real problem and working to eliminate overeating and sedentary lifestyles, we find it easier to remove the ultra-thin ideal that is supposedly crushing our psyches.” (Eric Robert Morse) photoshopping isn’t the problem people themselves are. This is wrong because people are influenced but photoshopped images and how people are styled to look not how people naturally
The fear of gaining weight is absurd, one study even found that “Adolescent girls are more afraid of gaining weight than getting cancer, losing their parents or nuclear war.” (Why Photoshopping Is a Matter of Life and Death for Many Girls). The fear of gaining weight caues eating disorders, and even lead to serious self harm. Body shaming is another problem, imagine waking up everyday …show more content…
The article “In Defense of Photoshopping” talks about how “Human beings were simply not meant to eat three cheeseburgers at a whim and spend the day seated behind a desk. They were meant to eat carrots and broccoli and exercise all day. But instead of identifying the real problem and working to eliminate overeating and sedentary lifestyles, we find it easier to remove the ultra-thin ideal that is supposedly crushing our psyches.” (Eric Robert Morse) photoshopping isn’t the problem people themselves are. This is wrong because people are influenced but photoshopped images and how people are styled to look not how people naturally