Argumentative Essay On Body Image

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As a child I struggled being comfortable in my own skin. I had a desire to look like the women on the big screen; tall, blonde, and slim, however, with my body type I would never achieve that. I begged my mom to dye my hair blonde at ten years old and stretch everyday in hope of growing taller. I had days where I wouldn't eat because I would see what the “pretty girls” on TV ate and it was practically nothing. At ten years old I had already tried to change the way I looked, and at twelve years old I hated the way I looked. It took many years for me to realize that I would never look like the models or actresses; after a long battle I finally came to love myself for everything I am. A twelve year old young girl barley going through puberty shouldn't hate a body that is not even done developing. Young women and men around the world should love the body they were born with, and they should not feel shamed or ugly because their body image does not match that of an entertainer praised for having the perfect “look.”
The youth today in the United States of America must deal with figuring …show more content…

Through a survey conducted by the Oprah Winfrey website asking women in their 60’s and teens how they feel about the way they look they found, “Women in their 60s: Grateful: 52.2%, Satisfied: 46.1%, Self-conscious: 32.6%, Dissatisfied: 28.7%, Happy: 27.4% & Teens: Self-conscious: 50%, Satisfied: 42.9%, Grateful: 40.5%, Happy: 36.9%, Dissatisfied: 26.2%” (Body Image Statistics 2). Notice that there is an 11.7% gap between women in their 60’s and teens who feel grateful about the way they look. I wonder if the percentage would change for teens if they could get a view of how they would look in their 60’s, then realize that their prime is now. Instead of criticizing themselves, they would be grateful for the youth they are

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