Young girls are taken into hospital every year for eating disorders but do you thin it’s the media’s fault?
The general public appears to be obsessed about media celebrities. This obsession can be dangerous for young people, especially teenagers who can be an easily influenced public.
Some women and teenagers are fascinated with the latest fashion tendencies and when they notice that this fashion is not the better for them, they can fall ill. I think there is a connection between the increasing of so many celebrities and the fast rise in eating disorders such as anorexia. The media contributes greatly towards young’s people images. If a little girl sees a variety of thin celebrities on TV, in magazines and she think they are beautiful, if she decides to start to lose weight, they can be very dangerous. The most important thing is that there are a number of women who have uncomfortable thoughts about their bodies and they feel guilty because they can’t emulate the bodies of models and celebrities. Most people want to be happy and successful. The media especially ads and commercials for clothes and other fashion’s items, suggest that we can be successful and more happy trying to modify their bodies into copies of the icons of success. Young naïve women feel that if they follow their idols they will be popular. If we read between lines of many ads we can find dangerous messages in a few words (“the thinner, the better”). Some many famous people are thin because they feel that they will be more popular, good-looking and admired. Some young models are under a strong pressure from the media.
It is the responsibility of the society to show young girls and women that beauty is not a synonym of ultra-thin bodies. It is necessary to encourage girls to enjoy themselves with their beauty in a healthy, natural way.
On the other hand, governments have to create an anti-anorexia legislation that bans anorexia promotion in media. For example, Spain had banned ultra-thin models from catwalks.
The general public appears to be obsessed about media celebrities. This obsession can be dangerous for young people, especially teenagers who can be an easily influenced public.
Some women and teenagers are fascinated with the latest fashion tendencies and when they notice that this fashion is not the better for them, they can fall ill. I think there is a connection between the increasing of so many celebrities and the fast rise in eating disorders such as anorexia. The media contributes greatly towards young’s people images. If a little girl sees a variety of thin celebrities on TV, in magazines and she think they are beautiful, if she decides to start to lose weight, they can be very dangerous. The most important thing is that there are a number of women who have uncomfortable thoughts about their bodies and they feel guilty because they can’t emulate the bodies of models and celebrities. Most people want to be happy and successful. The media especially ads and commercials for clothes and other fashion’s items, suggest that we can be successful and more happy trying to modify their bodies into copies of the icons of success. Young naïve women feel that if they follow their idols they will be popular. If we read between lines of many ads we can find dangerous messages in a few words (“the thinner, the better”). Some many famous people are thin because they feel that they will be more popular, good-looking and admired. Some young models are under a strong pressure from the media.
It is the responsibility of the society to show young girls and women that beauty is not a synonym of ultra-thin bodies. It is necessary to encourage girls to enjoy themselves with their beauty in a healthy, natural way.
On the other hand, governments have to create an anti-anorexia legislation that bans anorexia promotion in media. For example, Spain had banned ultra-thin models from catwalks.
1 comment:
I would like to be thinner but I know that's caused by our society. However, I think in some cases losing weight is a synonymous with being more healthier.
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