This really bothered me for many reasons. One of the biggest issues that I had with this program and major element of the photo business is the effect it has on young girls, especially girls aged 9-15. This is a very critical age for girls because, during this time, puberty happens. During this time, more girls will stop doing what they love because they are self-conscious about their bodies enough without the help of the fashion industry. It isn’t fair for a girl to open a magazine and think that the images they see are how they should look.
The problem is this standard is so unreal and changes from day to day that how can any woman truly be this so called perfect woman? “Then the magic of puberty, a classmate said: You have a big nose and fat legs.” This line tells the truth of every teenage girl, and boy, in the world. At this age is when we come to “know” what it is that is beautiful and how to hate ourselves for not being that pictured image of it. We look in books and magazines on TV and the internet and see the images of models that are so skinny, nipped and tucked to perfection. Also we have Photoshop now; no one can look as good as some one that is enhanced by a computer to be something they are not.
Growing up my mum told me not be some one that you’re not and if your happy the way you are than why change. This is a motto I believe the community should live to because when you analysis it thoroughly it makes more sense that you can see on the outside. But why are these young girls dieting at such a young age and are more scarred of being obese than losing their parents? I believe that it comes down to a simply answer known as social status. Social status is what defines a person now, whether or not they are a jock, nerd, hipster or an outsider you will be judged by someone in the community because you’re not the same as
Celebrity nutritionist Dr Adam Carey says that, “I think the current vogue is macabre. I think it is obscene and it is very unhealthy.” 6 out of 10 women think size zero is attractive and nearly all consider size 12 to be ‘fat’ a survey showed from the Manchester Evening News. The survey also found that 97% of women would rather have friends who are fatter than them, and 76% admit they are jealous of slimmer friends. Half of the 5000 women surveyed said they had gone without food all day before a big night out in order to fit into a dress. Is size zero really attractive or is size 12 actually ‘fat’?
Craving food all the time and not just any type of food but food that you wouldn’t normally eat or that normally wouldn’t go together like peanut butter and pickles. The one thing that the film does good to point out is that Juno (Ellen Page) does have to go through some very adult things like having to give up her baby because she knows she is not mentally or financially ready to have a baby. Juno (Ellen Page) comes up with giving up the baby for adoption all on her own without the help of her parents. So overall the film is a good one but, it just is missing some important key facts about going through a
Montag received ten procedures of cosmetic surgery in one day and is a perfect example of a woman who feels more beautiful after her cosmetic surgery. According to CNN News Heidi Montag stated, "I was made fun of when I was younger, and so I had insecurities, especially after I moved to L.A. People said I had a ‘Jay Leno chin’; they'd circle it on blogs and say nasty things” (Heidi Montag Obsessed 1). In 2009 Montag received ten different procedures in which she got done all in one day. Due to Montag’s insecurities of her body and the need to pursue cosmetic surgery she caused tension between her family and herself, brought about negative media portrayal and a false sense of beauty with her family, the world, and her show. Heidi Montag was recently interviewed by television show and radio host, Ryan Seacrest.
I was borderline bulimic and spent a lot of money I didn’t have on potions and lotions in hopes of becoming the next Cindy Crawford.” At the age of 21, she chose to wear the hijab which she says gave her freedom. “Wearing the hijab has given me freedom from the constant attention to my physical self. Because my appearance is not subjected to public scrutiny, my beauty, or perhaps lack of it, has been removed from the realm of what can legitimately be discussed.” She feels that a woman can never live up to what the ever-changing definition of beauty is, so when no one can see what she looks like under her clothing, no one will care. “Women are not going to achieve equality with the right to bare their breasts in public, as some people would like to have you believe. That would only make us party to our own objectification.
In our society many girls believe that image is everything and strive to become the ‘perfect size zero’. In this generation style is everywhere; magazines, popular clothing brands and t.v shows which all promote size zero models. Models are constantly blamed for setting a bad example for young girls when majority of the models are also feeling the pressure to be perfect by the media and modelling agencies who will not accept models who are not under a healthy weight of size 6/8/10 or above as it as commonly seen as ‘fat’ or ‘plus size’. Many models suffer from anorexia nervosa which is an eating disorder cause by people restricting their food intake because of fear of gaining weight. Those who are suffering from anorexia often view themselves at ‘too fat’ and overweight although majority of them are unhealthily underweight.
Feminist say that Barbie is the cause of worldwide eating disorders, low self-esteem and false perception of beauty. Girls see Barbie as a role model they set out to be like her, but researchers have recently found that her body is so disproportionate. Barbie measurements would be 38-18-34, her head would be the same size as her waist, her breast would be too large for her to walk up straight and she would be too thin to menstruate. What girl wants to grow up to be like that? Barbie’s weight is set at 110 pounds and 6ft tall but not all girls know that except when in 1965 Mattel came out with a “slumber party Barbie” that came with a bathroom scale permanently set at 110 pounds, a book called “how to lose weight” and inside it said “don’t eat”.
Adolescents and Body Image Recently, the world witnessed a surge of criticism on fat-shaming, with many plus-sized women coming out to flaunt their bodies and starting “Love Your Body” campaigns. Size zero went from an ideal body size to something women started looking at as unnecessarily and disgustingly unattainable. Marilyn Monroe became the new ‘ideal’ of a woman. Today, more women want to be like her. More runway designers are showcasing plus-size models in their shows and designing clothes for bigger-sized women.