Negative Effects Of Flawless Women On Billboards

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Everywhere people go whether it’s the grocery store, a clothing store, or even if they are at a theme park, people always see the “flawless” women as their advertisements. Some women want to be the “perfect” size, and they have a very poor body image and when they see the “flawless” women on the billboards they ask themselves, what they could do to get there, and it could cause mental breakdowns, or eating disorders. And when children or young women see the “flawless” women on billboards, the perfect women has a very negative effect on them because they think that the women on the billboards are perfect, and everybody wants to be “perfect” in a way. And most of the time children will focus on their body image when they see the “perfect” type, …show more content…

Teens strive to emulate the models they see in magazines, the "thigh gap", in which slender legs, when standing with feet together, do not touch. Close-ups of unbearably skinny legs published by young girls eager to show off their success or bemoan what they see as a failure to little away fat. Obsession with leg shape is not new, but has been dramatically amplified by social media websites and their influence on the lives of teens and young girls. No girl is going to change their “perfection” obsession, if people continue to obsess over “perfection”, they will never succeed, because in all honesty, “perfection” isn’t real. The decisions to quit obsessing over “perfection” are only up to that person, so why don’t people embrace their individuality, and not alter themselves away from the person that they really are? "Unrealistic obsession" can be dangerous, it can cause increasing pressures that can lead to depression, even suicidal behavior, as well as to severe eating disorders, which can cause lasting brain and bone damage. Modeling uses subliminal …show more content…

People are bombarded with all types of negative subliminal and non-subliminal messages. Advertisers go further and further in their quest to grab attention, many companies create messages to specifically target people’s subconscious mind, so that they can manipulate their minds to a certain point. Images have also shown that media is making sexy things that are opposite of an empowered woman. Because of their subliminal tricks, they have slowly conditioned people to behave the way that they want them to behave. This is why our society is so obsessed with sex, drugs, food and violence. A lot of negative subliminal messages are designed to bring fear, racism and segregation, which is why

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