The Skinny

what society thinks of me, a stereotype. Society knows nothing, I mean nothing, about me. Other than my looks, long dirty blonde hair, or brown with natural blonde highlights. Average height for a girl of thirteen, five foot five. I'm not super skinny or fit, but I'm not fat, just in between, a bit below pudgy. And finally round grey eyes, that some people will say have a purple tint, but they're grey. I'm not a loner, but I'm not a social butterfly. I…

“Fight Club” (directed by David Fincher) is a 1999 American film based on the novel of the same name written by Chuck Palahniuk. It stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter, all of whom were praised on their performances in the film. Edward Norton plays the unnamed lead role but it referred to as the Narrator in the credits. He works at a dehumanizing office job as he explains that all you have to do is follow a formula which a computer could do. The sequence I looked at starts…

The music of the younger generation always seems to strike fear into the hearts of the older generation. One only has to think of the beginnings of Rock and Roll and how the older crowd predicted youthful promiscuity, violence and anarchy. It’s easy to see why the idea of censoring music came about and how that idea still plays out in the music of today’s youth. One only has to listen to certain songs on the radio today to find that the “bleep” of censorship is still in fashion. Oddly enough…

In magazines, we see women who are very thin and men who are very muscular and look healthy. Society has already built this norm that being skinny and having muscle is what being fit and healthy looks like. This belief of what a fit body should be can be really hard to shift and change. This goes back to how the society has an impact on the way we think. Our family and friends can play a hug…

which tear up even more after Minhee's doing something clutzy. Her personality section is great, though the caps lock is bothering me a bit. Her problems with her weight reminds me of Sixteen's Jihyo – she's actually not chubby but next to the other skinny, modelesque girls she does look a bit bigger. I also like that the background mentions this problem as well and while…

extraordinary. “A man must have some fear and learn to control it, to make it work for him”, this sentence shows that every man has some type of fear and has to be able to control the fear. “The eagle screams, faster Alfred, sweep that floor you skinny nigger.“ It shows the area the grew up, represents how they talk. They don’t speak proper english,…

Are you a superstar? Didn't think so. Taylor Swift is, and Apple Music is taking advantage of her societal status to promote a free trial. Apple TV, on the other hand, is going with a different approach to marketing. TAYLOR SWIFT FREAKS OUT ON APPLE MUSIC AD If you're anything like millions of people, you probably think Taylor Swift is cute, talented and everything in between. Apple Music thinks so as well, but they decided to take advantage of one of the singer's more unique qualities.…

with physical health because if you are mentally not healthy it could change what you eat how much exercise you get and everything. Eating disorders are becoming a big problem in the U.S. and in our area. Eating disorders are making people really skinny and unhealthy. It is making them sick because they aren't getting enough food to eat. “Many people with anorexia nervosa see themselves as overweight, even when they are clearly underweight,”(Eating Disorders). This is important because if they…

Many of the eating disorders have become very widespread due to different social media sites and advertisements. The media sites and advertisements that are frequently recognized within many communities, are promoting beauty to be seen as young and skinny. This has a large influence on many individuals who are on these social media sites, inducing them to starve or binge eat to try to accomplish these unreachable…

Magazines, television, ads, wherever you look you may find images of tall, light skinned, skinny models that the media believes to represent the perfect body. What exactly is the ideal body? “Nice tits, sizeable butts, thin, cute.” This is what many women and teenagers try to achieve. They crave to be able to have that ideal body that the media says to be because many think that is the definition of beauty. These images of the perfect body affect teenagers and women in many aspects. The media…