Body shape

It is well known that girls’ self-esteem can be extremely fragile, especially during puberty. The Always #LikeAGirl commercial points out that “like a girl” is used as an insult in our society and how it brings girls down. The Always #LikeAGirl successfully encourages young girls that being a girl is nothing to be ashamed of, and that they should have confidence in themselves. The commercial starts off with a woman on a set asking the various people to do actions “like a girl”. Then they…

Research Paper Michaela and Keely Podoll When we were children, we learned that good people were beautiful and bad people were ugly (or at least, not as pretty). Cinderella and Prince Charming, for example, were much better looking than the stepsisters and stepmother. Even though fictional stories and pictures today don’t always follow this “rule,” it can still be seen in our assumptions about other people and things in the world. Every day we judge people, whether it’s their clothes or the way…

The Guerrilla girls are a group of feminist activists that are fighting for equal recognition in the art world. The members of this group remain anonymous, and they achieve this by wearing gorilla masks. The Guerrilla girls use the names of dead women artists to identify each of their members when going out in public. It is important to say that those who control the art world business are art critics and donors for the big museums. The guerrilla girls have an iconic piece that shows a nude…

out high notes. But that is not the only thing that is extreme about the talented diva these days; it is also about her extreme manner of losing weight. In Touch Weekly published an article of the singer's previous body weight dated back in June of this year, comparing it to her body this month and people would see such drastic changes. It has only been five months that she was able to pull off a good diet and a healthy routine that was enough for her to lose 20 pounds. She showed up shocking…

Why is media promoting sickness and death because of people´s body? Plus size models encourage obesity and an unhealthy life. They make women think being obese is okay, therefore taking away their motivation to be healthy. Teenage girls can be easily influenced by trend, now it is plus size, so they will follow that, and although being too thin is also dangerous, what the fat acceptance models promote is even worse, because of the explosion in the obesity rates. Plus size models make girls…

The poem “Shake the Dust”, by Anis Mojgani, reflects on all of the various types of individuals in society. People have a certain perspective on society and everyone feels like they have to live up to that. The assumptions from people is the impossible. The expectations are perfection and for people to live their lives with no faults. Anis Mojgani validates that there is no such thing as perfection. He says three words that makes people look at life so differently, “Shake the Dust.” This poem…

concept and connects that with the body privilege and body consciousness. Witnessing body privilege plays a strong impact on women who consider themselves overweight. This creates the body consciousness to develop. Women and men both see how their own bodies are not being considered when things are being built. “..whereas thin or ‘normal’ sized individuals take things such as chairs, desks, and public bathrooms for granted, women experience these objects as triggers to body consciousness and as…

A magazine takes away from a woman's true beauty, which can make a woman insecure about herself and body. Magazine corporations should have no right to photoshop a woman’s picture at all. Photoshopping a photo can lead to many problems and breakdowns. Why wouldn’t you want to show the beauty of a woman that is all natural? Magazines should never alter a woman's image because it is false advertisement, can affect self-esteem, and it also promotes unattainable beauty. False advertisement is all…

3. In my opinion, it would make sense to defend Kraft, General Mills, and Kellogg’s mission statement with a two-sided nonrefutational message. Consumers already have a predetermined notion linking childhood obesity and advertising. These companies need to rebut these accusations by providing opposing facts. The increase in childhood obesity can be related to: lack of exercise, low self-esteem, depression, stress, family history, and medications. Each one of these factors have increased…

In a NY Times article, “Is Fat Stigma Making Us Miserable?”, Emilie Lucchesi talks about the causes of psychological health problems arising not necessarily from the physical characteristic but from the overbearing stigmatization of being overweight in our society. Contrary to popular belief, there exists almost no direct relationship between how much a person weighs and their psychological health welfare; the problem lies, instead, within how people are being treated. She explains that it’s…