The focus of this research was to see what caused girls to be so pressured into being really thin or why some girls were anorexic. In my research, I learned the media plays a big part in why girls go to the extreme to be thin. Major points I learned is that the media targets teen girls with photo-shopped images of models. There are positive effects of media, I think otherwise. When girls see these “models” they feel no matter how it takes to get there, they have to be like these models.
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.
Jennifer a MComm 110 Dec. 9, 2011 Body Image in the Media Beauty and body image in the media concentrates on how thin women should be. Researchers suggests that media advertising negatively impacts women’s body image. Advertisements on young, beautiful, skinny people make the average person feel as if they can never add up to what they see. The average people are negatively affected by advertisements and constant exposure of thin models. From hairstyles to body shape to shoes on our feet, advertising tries to persuade us that to look our best, we must have the body that society now considers ideal.
X10/25/2010 Lust and sex appeal are two emotions that dominate the advertisement world. Everyone wants to be perceived as sexy, fun, and attractive by our peers. In order to appeal to these emotions we take part in these materialistic things. Advertisements in Shape magazine have grabbed the attention and captured the desires of their female audience. Shape magazine provides women with the latest information about diet, fitness, healthy living, and beauty products.
A womans reproductive role in society relegates her to caretaker, mother, nurturer stature in the household, wife, and sex object. In defining this women not only have to meet this standard in their physical appearance but also have to be just “sexy” enough to attract a man. This makes women appear as a commodity or good rather than human. The discussion of how media influences these social stigmas is presented, from magazines, to commercials, to latest fashion industry trends. You even see it in social media from the “What's trending” sections.
The most influential programs offer media literacy as part of the education process. Glamorous movie stars, skinny models, and endless pictures of beautiful women bombard all aspects of media. Young, impressionable teenage girls look at these
The media conform teens to believe in a false lifestyle. The media tries to conform the way we, as teens, live by showing us unrealistic lifestyles. They specifically target teen girls. Magazines and advertisements project to girls that all girls should wear a certain size or have a specific shape or figure. All the time the media makes girls think that in order to feel beautiful, popular, or desirable they have to look like these women seen on TV or in magazines.
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’?
The Effect of the Media on Adolescent Girls' Body Images In today's society adolescent girls are faced with constant pictures and advertisements in the media of tall, skinny, models and actresses with beautiful hair and seemingly nothing wrong with their bodies. However, this is not how most women look, and not how most adolescent girls will look like in the future. Thus, girls are getting idealistic views of how they want to look when they get older. Santrock (2007) claims, “As pubertal change proceeds, girls often become more dissatisfied with their bodies, probably because their body fat increases” (p. 73). When girls go through puberty and gain body fat, most of them will start to differ from the images burned in their heads by the media of the “perfect” body, causing them to develop negative body images and self-esteem issues.
It is irrefutable that the action and behavior of celebrities have more good or bad effect on people especially on youth. Celebrities are increasingly becoming role models for the youth as their images and lifestyles are splashed across televisions, movies, magazines, and internet in today’s era of technology. I strongly believe this is largely a negative development. A Number of arguments surround my opinion. To begin with, media is always trying to make these celebrities more and more famous by portraying their images as they are super hero and what they are doing is right.