Advertisements and magazine images play an enormous role in today’s society. They inform the people in the world as to what is happening, of all the new products that are on the market, and of new fashion and beauty products. Although media is very informative, it can also have a negative effect on society. It has the most negative effect on teen girls and guys because they already struggle with body image issues, self-esteem, and acceptance. One of the biggest causes to blame is Photoshop in the media. Photoshop images in advertisements and magazines should be banned because they promote impractical standards to both woman and men, which causes physical damage, creates anxiety and depression, and leads to unachievable expectations.
One of the major concerns with Photoshop in the media is that it causes physical damage such as anorexia and bulimia. People who read or watch any related media are lead to …show more content…
According to Webster, “Depression is a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, unimportant, and often is unable to live a normal lifestyle”. One of the main reasons teens are depressed or have anxiety is because they are unsatisfied with the way their body looks. A study showed that, “One out of ten high school girls are overweight, nine out of ten high school juniors and seniors had anxiety and felt depressed or sad by the way their body looked” (Strickland). Since Photoshop only continues to increase their ability to edit images, the standards are only getting higher for teens. Some teens take out their sadness by eating mass amounts of food and some take it out by not eating anything at all. Either way, Photoshop leads to teens obsessing over an impossible body type that they will never have. But they strive for that look and will do anything it takes to look remotely like the models they see on a daily
One of the major concerns with Photoshop in the media is that it causes physical damage such as anorexia and bulimia. People who read or watch any related media are lead to …show more content…
According to Webster, “Depression is a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, unimportant, and often is unable to live a normal lifestyle”. One of the main reasons teens are depressed or have anxiety is because they are unsatisfied with the way their body looks. A study showed that, “One out of ten high school girls are overweight, nine out of ten high school juniors and seniors had anxiety and felt depressed or sad by the way their body looked” (Strickland). Since Photoshop only continues to increase their ability to edit images, the standards are only getting higher for teens. Some teens take out their sadness by eating mass amounts of food and some take it out by not eating anything at all. Either way, Photoshop leads to teens obsessing over an impossible body type that they will never have. But they strive for that look and will do anything it takes to look remotely like the models they see on a daily