Size Zero Debate

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Discursive Essay – Size Zero Debate In this essay I am going to be expressing my opinions on ‘the size zero debate’. I will be discussing the effects of the media trying to convince people that they must be skinny to fit in. the effects include physical and mental health issues, confidence issues and bullying. I will be focussing on the effects on teenage girls although it does happen with both genders of all ages. 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. Anorexia is often triggered by physiological factors such as perfectionism, depression and anxiety. Models now a days suffer from this disorder as their bodies are being unfairly judged which is a main reason why they are being made to look like bad influences on young girls who desire to look like them and be society’s idea of beautiful. The disorder can also be triggered by bullying which usually happens in school years in children ages 6-17 and can go on through adult year’s as well over social networking sites. If someone is bullied due to their weight it can often lead to that person suffering from depression and anxiety as

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