Social Media And Anorexia
This constant shifting in expectations for women have created many fitness challenges that are harming. For example, a trending challenge is the “A4 challenge”, which is basically someone holding up a letter size piece of paper (8.5”x 11”) vertically and if it hides your waistline, you are considered paper thin (Meyers). This is just one of the many examples of how social media has taken a toll on women. Medical professor, Zhang Darong, at Peking University said it best “"Society 's pursuit of a certain body type or facial feature style is harming the youth a lot." Seeing how heavily America’s fashion industry influences other parts of the world should only make us want stricter and healthier