Most young adults, especially teenage girls, have social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr. Even more people read magazines, watch TV and movies and listen/watch music videos. Social media has become an everyday part of life. But has it gone so far that it helped to alter someone 's view of themselves? Social media has indeed affected the body image of many. There are stickers that have been placed in public restrooms saying "Warning: reflections in this mirror maybe distorted by socially constructed ideas of beauty". As the sticker says, the idea of beauty has been altered by not only society, but also by the media. When on social media, we are constantly exposed to perfect looking hair, the selfie that has "no filter",
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As much as we do not want to believe it, the media affects us daily. If we do not stop the media and society now, it will just get worse and worse with each passing year, decade and generation. If society can learn to accept and appreciate different body types and sizes, the world will be better off. "We accept variations in hair color, eye color and facial features, and we should do that with body weight" (Duenwald). And until that happens we can use the media less frequently or express our concerns with the media groups, by sending letters to editors of magazines, TV shows and movies. And if none of that works, deleting the social media accounts is always another option. One can live without knowing everybody 's thoughts on Facebook. People try to compare themselves to others to try to seem better or as good as them. But everyone is equal in their own way. There isn 't one person in this world that is better then the next. Some people believe they are better because of how tall they are or how pretty they are or even how much money they have. Everyone is beautiful in there own way. Some people show this in many different ways. Being gorgeous or thin or even tall are just some things people would like to be mostly because of social media. Being confident and being who you truly are is actually the most beautiful …show more content…
One example of this action is an eating disorder. Eating disorders do not discriminate; males and females, the young and the old, can all suffer from an eating disorder (Eating Disorder). There is not just one type of eating disorder there are actually many, but Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa are the most common types. Eating disorders are no joking matter, up to 30 million people are affected by an eating disorder (Eating Disorder). Some things that can help treat eating disorders are therapy, monitoring, and medications. Sometimes it can be very difficult to help a person with an eating disorder. Many times with eating disorders there can also be depression. Mostly because when you have an eating disorder can make you underweight an severely malnourished and cause your mood to think negative thoughts. Therefore depression can be associated with eating
As much as we do not want to believe it, the media affects us daily. If we do not stop the media and society now, it will just get worse and worse with each passing year, decade and generation. If society can learn to accept and appreciate different body types and sizes, the world will be better off. "We accept variations in hair color, eye color and facial features, and we should do that with body weight" (Duenwald). And until that happens we can use the media less frequently or express our concerns with the media groups, by sending letters to editors of magazines, TV shows and movies. And if none of that works, deleting the social media accounts is always another option. One can live without knowing everybody 's thoughts on Facebook. People try to compare themselves to others to try to seem better or as good as them. But everyone is equal in their own way. There isn 't one person in this world that is better then the next. Some people believe they are better because of how tall they are or how pretty they are or even how much money they have. Everyone is beautiful in there own way. Some people show this in many different ways. Being gorgeous or thin or even tall are just some things people would like to be mostly because of social media. Being confident and being who you truly are is actually the most beautiful …show more content…
One example of this action is an eating disorder. Eating disorders do not discriminate; males and females, the young and the old, can all suffer from an eating disorder (Eating Disorder). There is not just one type of eating disorder there are actually many, but Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa are the most common types. Eating disorders are no joking matter, up to 30 million people are affected by an eating disorder (Eating Disorder). Some things that can help treat eating disorders are therapy, monitoring, and medications. Sometimes it can be very difficult to help a person with an eating disorder. Many times with eating disorders there can also be depression. Mostly because when you have an eating disorder can make you underweight an severely malnourished and cause your mood to think negative thoughts. Therefore depression can be associated with eating