Body Image Affected By Social Media

Body Image affected by social media Young people spend their time looking at magazines noticing how the media embraces just one type of body which is having flawless skin, thin, having a nice skin tone and having an amazing body. Unfortunately, these images can leave a negative impact on these young, impressionable people. Research has found that “47 percent of girls interviewed were influenced by magazine pictures to want to lose weight, but only 29 percent of them were overweight” (“Body Image”). There are two types of body images: positive and negative body image. Teens are the ones more affected by social media and having a negative body image. According to Glamour health, “97 percent of women are cruel to their body and only 3 percent

It’s time to keep it real. The media praises these women from the magazines that are unreal images. Truth be told “Every picture has been worked on 20 or 30 rounds going back and forth between the retouching and the agency” (Malkan). For example, when teens see on the media how flawless those models are it is not real some models have even spoken about it. “She was getting ready for a photo shoot with other famous models and they were all complaining about different parts of their bodies” (Anderberg). That is the part the magazines doesn’t show teens. In addition, everyone has insecurities, but need to accept their body image the way it is “People need to discuss how much of this body imagery stuff is just a product sold to us by industry” (Anderburg). Not only is there a problem with how the media is affecting body image but also how they’re importing products for it also. “There is an argument to be made that the beauty products dieting, and other body image consumerism are diverting our attention from importing things like economy, as much as any war does!” (“Body Image”) That shouldn’t be important at all when it comes to the

It doesn’t matter who you are you can be a boy, girl, teen or even in your late 60’s and body image will still affect you like any other person. First, teens will need to stop judging other teens for what they are wearing or how it looks on them. This will be extremely hard, but we can do it if we truly want negative body image and social media affecting it to end. Second, start spreading the word on how negative body image hurts everyone and not just women but also men. Last, teens should learn how to compliment random people as an act of kindness to make other people’s days. This will probably not completely end negative body image and social media, but it will catch awareness around the word and help others have a positive body image and clear view of social media and what it really is. “Take your body esteem out the hands of corporate industries and realize that you are more beautiful than you ever imagined” (Anderberg). Take this advice and put it in your brain so that negativity will slowly start going away. The effects of having a negative body image is that teens can develop an eating disorder. In the article Body Image “ People with borderline eating disorders exhibit risky eating habits and an unhealthy preoccupation with food, but to a lesser extent than people with full blown eating disorders”. Social media plays a huge part in having a negative body image because social media makes everything “perfect” when