Unrealistic Image

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Not only is it affecting the women that want to look like the dream girl, but also affecting the women who are portraying the unrealistic images. Once a model wrote on Ellen Stewarts blog was, “Being a model isn't as glamorous as the media makes it out to be... Worst decision I ever made. It has destroyed me” It has destroyed them physically because earlier a statistic said that a model and 99% of her friends have eating disorders. Models confess that they are all still insecure about their bodies. “Everyone thinks it's because I like modeling but the truth is, I just do it to be around taller people than myself. I hate being around short people because I feel like a freak”(Stewart). Not only do I believe that Media post unrealistic images, …show more content…
Their view makes sense because we choose to watch the programs and commercials where they show us the images. If it bothered us we have the choice to not watch it or turn the television off. We also do not have to buy beauty magazines. We also deep down know that it is all fake and that it is for entertainment so getting drawn to it is your fault. Also women edit their photos all the time for social media so why cant professional photographers do it. Also think about how hard models work to create images for beauty magazines. From Stewart’s blog one model posted, “As a model it's our job to pose for pictures, walk on runways and be in TV commercials. Not to make you feel like crap so please stop blaming us” Also, if you want to change how you look, you could always try a diet or exercise. However, I argue that that all those reasons are absurd and that it is actually very difficult to block the unrealistic images because they are everywhere on social media and magazines advertise things that people want to buy. Also every one watched television on the daily so it would be illogical for people to stop. Some diets are also untrue and not everything works on

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