Rachel Abrams Shutting Down Body Shaming Summary

In the article entitled “Shutting down body shaming”, the author, Allison Abrams discusses her views on body shaming and how different aspects can affect it. First, Abrams explains the effects depicted in the media as “reality”. Abrams states that “exposure to photoshopped images of unrealistic body ideals has been linked to low self-esteem, depression, and eating disorders”. The demographic that Abrams mainly focuses on is younger females. Abrams also focuses on some laws that have passed to try and put an end to these health problems by finding a solution to the body shaming. For example, in France, a law has been made to require photoshopped images to be labeled as so. Some companies such as Getty images went as far as to ban images that have been photoshopped. With this, they are trying to show an “accurate and healthy depiction” of the photo. …show more content…
She states that while young girls are trying to reach these impossible stereotypes, it will only put their confidence and their self-esteem lower. The “sense of perfection” is the only thing that the girls will be looking for, and that only sets up the wrong image. Dr. Lynn Anderson Ph.D., also states that for problems such as eating disorders, photoshopping and model images aren’t the only blame for it. She says the real issue is “mental health, self-esteem, and self-worth.” Moreover, Abrams points out the unrealistic expectations put on women by men and boys. It is stated by both Abrams and Anderson that males can contribute big to all of these factors. Health and wellness coach Kevin Bailey also states that men will “search for the perfect body that does not exist”, and that it will end up hurting both the man and the woman. Nobody is justified in this scenario either, since the man will be chasing a faulted reality, and the woman will be too busy trying to achieve that