Media influence
From a very young age we are exposed to social media, images and messages that give us the idea that the only way to be successful is to be thin, giving children a goal to become just like their celebrity idols. Today, a woman’s adolescence will have them obsessing over gaining the right breast size, a tiny waist and thin legs, to live up to their celebrity standards. But how many of these images are actually accurately presented? There are infinite amounts of technological methods created to perfect imperfections and digitally alter ourselves…How do you know if a photo is faked?
From a very young age we are exposed to social media, images and messages that give us the idea that the only way to be successful is to be thin, giving children a goal to become just like their celebrity idols. Today, a woman’s adolescence will have them obsessing over gaining the right breast size, a tiny waist and thin legs, to live up to their celebrity standards. But how many of these images are actually accurately presented? There are infinite amounts of technological methods created to perfect imperfections and digitally alter ourselves…How do you know if a photo is faked?
Body image
It is not news that young women like to obsess over perfection…Until it goes too far. In this century, more than any other, it is apparent that this generation are so intoxicated with the idea of looking a certain way, they will go to extreme measures to succeed. With the media smothering us, we get to hear about interesting and shocking diets celebrities participate in, as well as exercise regimes that only seem possible to complete if you’re super human; once again, setting the standards too high for the rest of us.
It is not news that young women like to obsess over perfection…Until it goes too far. In this century, more than any other, it is apparent that this generation are so intoxicated with the idea of looking a certain way, they will go to extreme measures to succeed. With the media smothering us, we get to hear about interesting and shocking diets celebrities participate in, as well as exercise regimes that only seem possible to complete if you’re super human; once again, setting the standards too high for the rest of us.
Body image is something a lot of us worry about…In fact some
of us worry so much, we will take It to the next level. Issues due to low
self-esteem and constantly comparing ourselves to others can result in major
physical and mental health problems; issues such as anorexia, bulimia, depression,
anxiety, paranoia, self-harm and more. The main problem with the celebrities,
models and actors we’re idolising is that more pictures than we’re aware of are
faked to look flawless, giving the rest of us an unachievable appearance to
actually possess.
Dieting
Ever considered feasting on baby food? Or how about only eating a few hard boiled eggs for dinner? These are just some of the unbelievable diets celebrities are willing to participate in, in order to achieve a thin figure. Dieting has become so extreme and ridiculous, some are willing to risk the health to lose a few pounds…The “air diet” is a real thing and yes, it is what it sounds like…
Ever considered feasting on baby food? Or how about only eating a few hard boiled eggs for dinner? These are just some of the unbelievable diets celebrities are willing to participate in, in order to achieve a thin figure. Dieting has become so extreme and ridiculous, some are willing to risk the health to lose a few pounds…The “air diet” is a real thing and yes, it is what it sounds like…
The strange diets combined with the incredible figures of
celebrities lours us into actually believing that these psychotic diets work,
when instead eating healthily, people would rather starve themselves to receive
extreme results. One of the most common
weird diets to be heard of amongst celebrities is Reese Witherspoon’s baby food
diet, which consists of replacing breakfast and lunch with a jar of baby food
and eating one proper meal for dinner.
When you’re looking at a magazine cover these days, the sad fact is, you’re not looking at a real woman. Technology is almost always used in magazines to create digital alterations to the front cover models we see, creating a deceiving perception for the rest of the world. 42% of girls in grades 1-3 want to be thinner. No 7-year-old should be self-conscious about their body. Not only is Photoshop used to reduce weight from models, magazines will also add weight to underweight models, making their minimum amount of body fat look presentable and healthy. Additionally, publishing these altered images have raised issues in the past, as the magazines do not gainpermission from the models to digitally alter their appearances. In the past, Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games and Silver Linings Playbook) was outraged at the fact that Vanity magazine reduced the actor’s waist, bust and thigh size, in order for her to look slimmer and more like a model. This disheartened the 27 year old as she has confidently stated in the past that she is confident with her curves and doesn’t see the appeal of being skinny; it is a wrong message to send out to the younger generation of women.
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