Do you ever see slim models with perfect skin and hair? Do you strive to be like them? Well the reality is, that model is not really that skinny and doesn't have perfect skin and hair. The model is photoshopped to make her skin and hair look flawless while looking extremely thin, this is not realistic or healthy for anyone. Carol Williams Gorga says in “Want the Perfect Selfie? There's an App for That” that “Adolescent girls are more afraid of gaining weight than getting cancer, losing their parents or nuclear war” (Gorga 6). Body image is a controversial topic that is having a great impact on teens, specifically as they are in a growing and idle time of their life. The opposition believes that the media can help with teens struggling with
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Trump is using the power of the media to broadcast his opinion and thoughts offending a person about their body. This will impact many teenagers who are struggling with weight gain. Watching our next president calling out one person for gaining weight on television is not setting a good example, especially for the teenagers watching. There needs to be more awareness brought up about offending people through the media about their body. This next victim's statement comes from a popular teenage actress, Zendaya Coleman, about how her pictures were edited without her consent. In the article “Don't Ban Photos of Skinny Models” the author,Vanessa Friedman, states “Had a new shoot come out today and was shocked when I found my 19-year old hips and torso quite manipulated. These are the things that make women self-conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have” (Friedman). The difference was significant enough for her to notice and speak up about it. This shows she was content with her body, but to draw more attention in the media they needed her to look unrealistic with editing to perfection, when in reality no one looks perfect. This makes …show more content…
The increased use of social media, specifically within teenagers allows teens to compare themselves not only to popular public figures but to their peers. A Region in Fiji having no television and no eating disorder cases got television in the article “Studies Say Social Media Prompts Body Image Discussion” by Kayla Mulliniks “Within three years of television being introduced to the region, the amount of girls who induced vomiting to control their weight increased by 11 percent and the amount of girls scoring highly on a test for eating disorder risks increased by 16 percent” (Mulliniks). There was a substantial growth in the amount of cases of eating disorders. Researcher saw a direct correlation with television and eating disorders. Prior to the television these teens aren't seeing the unrealistic photos of models to differentiate themselves. There is a constant comparison, we as humans have and with observing these nearly “perfect” models and this can cause people to have a damaging body image. Movies are fat shaming with jokes “Remarks tallied in the study may also be self deprecating like those made by actresses Rebel Wilson who famously played "Fat Amy" in the Pitch Perfect movies."It's kinda sad when you have characters with names like 'Fat Amy' who calls herself 'Fat Amy' so people won't call her that first,' says Ms. Hogg. "It's no laughing matter" (Suhay). This movie takes place
Trump is using the power of the media to broadcast his opinion and thoughts offending a person about their body. This will impact many teenagers who are struggling with weight gain. Watching our next president calling out one person for gaining weight on television is not setting a good example, especially for the teenagers watching. There needs to be more awareness brought up about offending people through the media about their body. This next victim's statement comes from a popular teenage actress, Zendaya Coleman, about how her pictures were edited without her consent. In the article “Don't Ban Photos of Skinny Models” the author,Vanessa Friedman, states “Had a new shoot come out today and was shocked when I found my 19-year old hips and torso quite manipulated. These are the things that make women self-conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have” (Friedman). The difference was significant enough for her to notice and speak up about it. This shows she was content with her body, but to draw more attention in the media they needed her to look unrealistic with editing to perfection, when in reality no one looks perfect. This makes …show more content…
The increased use of social media, specifically within teenagers allows teens to compare themselves not only to popular public figures but to their peers. A Region in Fiji having no television and no eating disorder cases got television in the article “Studies Say Social Media Prompts Body Image Discussion” by Kayla Mulliniks “Within three years of television being introduced to the region, the amount of girls who induced vomiting to control their weight increased by 11 percent and the amount of girls scoring highly on a test for eating disorder risks increased by 16 percent” (Mulliniks). There was a substantial growth in the amount of cases of eating disorders. Researcher saw a direct correlation with television and eating disorders. Prior to the television these teens aren't seeing the unrealistic photos of models to differentiate themselves. There is a constant comparison, we as humans have and with observing these nearly “perfect” models and this can cause people to have a damaging body image. Movies are fat shaming with jokes “Remarks tallied in the study may also be self deprecating like those made by actresses Rebel Wilson who famously played "Fat Amy" in the Pitch Perfect movies."It's kinda sad when you have characters with names like 'Fat Amy' who calls herself 'Fat Amy' so people won't call her that first,' says Ms. Hogg. "It's no laughing matter" (Suhay). This movie takes place