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media has affected women's body by contributing to the development of eating disorders
Article:
Girl, 15, who went on a post-Christmas diet dies from anorexia in a year
· Teen joined her
mom on a post-Christmas diet but within months the grade A student at an
independent school was caught in the grip of a terrible eating disorder.
· Just over a year
after starting the diet, she died aged 16 because although she came through the
operation, the teenager’s body was so ravaged by the anorexia that it was
unable to heal itself.
Briefly speaking of the situation regarding this now a day, women are
obsessive with losing weight even if they are not being fat or obese.
Body image is constantly an issue for girls especially to those who are pre-teen, and teenagers. They are always comparing themselves to how the models on the runway are skinny and wishing to be that thin.
Who knew that such young women would think that being thin would look good and feel good? How far do these models go to harm their bodies?
Celebrities and fashion models have created unrealistic standards of beauty. Media is portraying that beautiful and successful women are always thin and tall. Many teenagers, especially girls are greatly influenced, and some teens are so deep into the dieting and slimming concerns, which lead them to severe health issues and fatal death in serious situation.
The media plays a huge role in a teenagers life. Everywhere teens go, they can see models in "perfect bodies" on billboards, magazines, internet, and especially the television. It affects more females than males as they start to closely compare themselves to models and their self-esteem deteriorates.
This is a topic that greatly interests me because now a day, there are many teens facing eating disorders since they don’t accept their natural body and only see what's thin and tall beautiful.
The following images show super skinny women modeling high fashion clothes or advertising products in order to sell them to the public, creating an image that what is seen should be the ideal image of a woman.
Body image is constantly an issue for girls especially to those who are pre-teen, and teenagers. They are always comparing themselves to how the models on the runway are skinny and wishing to be that thin.
Who knew that such young women would think that being thin would look good and feel good? How far do these models go to harm their bodies?
Celebrities and fashion models have created unrealistic standards of beauty. Media is portraying that beautiful and successful women are always thin and tall. Many teenagers, especially girls are greatly influenced, and some teens are so deep into the dieting and slimming concerns, which lead them to severe health issues and fatal death in serious situation.
The media plays a huge role in a teenagers life. Everywhere teens go, they can see models in "perfect bodies" on billboards, magazines, internet, and especially the television. It affects more females than males as they start to closely compare themselves to models and their self-esteem deteriorates.
This is a topic that greatly interests me because now a day, there are many teens facing eating disorders since they don’t accept their natural body and only see what's thin and tall beautiful.
The following images show super skinny women modeling high fashion clothes or advertising products in order to sell them to the public, creating an image that what is seen should be the ideal image of a woman.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315734/Anna-Wood-15-went-post-Christmas-diet-dies-anorexia-year.html
Media's influence on eating disorders
Introduction:
Hook: statistics about teen
anorexic and bulimic cases
·
Brief
media intro (Media plays an important role in influencing
people's opinions and choices)
·
A
large number of teenage girls are trying to look like runway models or the
skinny actresses and models they see on television and in films. The media's
influence on eating disorders is such where almost every woman and adolescent
is falling for the desire to look like them.
What teens
feel:
· Desire to look
slim and slender
· Think that skinny
models are perceived as the most desirable body image
·
Want
to be a petite size
How I'll show it
(throughout the Op. Ed.):
•
Facts
•
Inclusive
language (reaching out to people who suffer these issues)
•
Rhetorical
Questions (Does an average teenager know what body mass index is?, Why do
programs about celebrity news criticize a particular celebrity when he / she
gains a few extra pounds?)
•
Comparisons (ex:
People are resorting to cosmetic surgeries to have Angelina Jolie's lips
without giving it a second thought)
Personal Example:
• Two years ago, a friend of mine was anorexic and had to stay at the hospital for three months in order to recover. Her situation opened my eyes and my perception in viewing super slim people changed.
Personal Example:
• Two years ago, a friend of mine was anorexic and had to stay at the hospital for three months in order to recover. Her situation opened my eyes and my perception in viewing super slim people changed.
Conclusion:
- Parental mediation and media literacy seem to be some of the possible solutions, which have been suggested to tackle this problem.
- On a personal level, think what your ideal body image is, thinkking what’’s best for your body type
- Society must accept full-figured models that are healthy
- Teens must recover from their anorexic/bulimic Elath styles and be ready to embrace a healthy lifestyle
