What can I do to look like her? Women constantly look to social media to find inspiration on what a perfect body should look like which plays a part on how women see themselves. Women constantly seek approval of their body’s appearance, and often times find that approval from followers on social media. Since the early 2000’s the impact of body image on social media has become more negative which deteriorates the way women view themselves in society. Women are constantly being told what is considered sexy, being deceived by Photoshop, and are being talked down upon because of a revealing picture they were comfortable posting. Initially, women are constantly being told what is considered sexy, and how to achieve the “perfect body.” For example,
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For example, a beautiful young girl went to her school prom and decided to post her pictures on Facebook; but because she was not as skinny as most girls she was ridiculed. In result of this, her night went from enjoying herself to wishing she never went and never posted pictures. "Almost three-quarters of women believe social media comments critiquing women's beauty are destructive to their self-esteem.” A young girl may be comfortable posting a picture wearing less clothing than normal, but is attacked because her body is not perfect or is slut shamed because society’s “idea” is that a proper young lady should not post such a revealing photo. Social media allows people from all around the world to comment, and if nothing positive is said then even that has the power to lower the self-esteem of someone who may have been completely confident with …show more content…
Everyone has a different idea of what sexy is and everyone’s ideology of self-worth is different. Restricting women to the unrealistic views of social media have misled young women adding to the negative influences of the digital age. Being influenced by other models and celebrities tabloid picture, photoshopped pictures, and negative comments made by others are many ways social media has impacted female body image in a negative way. Social media should be a place where everyone can connect with friends and family in a positive and uplifting way, and not a place where the body image of women should be
For example, a beautiful young girl went to her school prom and decided to post her pictures on Facebook; but because she was not as skinny as most girls she was ridiculed. In result of this, her night went from enjoying herself to wishing she never went and never posted pictures. "Almost three-quarters of women believe social media comments critiquing women's beauty are destructive to their self-esteem.” A young girl may be comfortable posting a picture wearing less clothing than normal, but is attacked because her body is not perfect or is slut shamed because society’s “idea” is that a proper young lady should not post such a revealing photo. Social media allows people from all around the world to comment, and if nothing positive is said then even that has the power to lower the self-esteem of someone who may have been completely confident with …show more content…
Everyone has a different idea of what sexy is and everyone’s ideology of self-worth is different. Restricting women to the unrealistic views of social media have misled young women adding to the negative influences of the digital age. Being influenced by other models and celebrities tabloid picture, photoshopped pictures, and negative comments made by others are many ways social media has impacted female body image in a negative way. Social media should be a place where everyone can connect with friends and family in a positive and uplifting way, and not a place where the body image of women should be