Social Media And Body Image

Understanding and examining what others have said about topics that have not normally been talked about has sparked an interesting conversation. I have been able to gain insight on issues from two different perspectives giving me a better understanding on how people are affected by the topics I have chosen as my focus.In this semesters Gender Studies class discussion about virginity, femininity, and body image stood out the most because it influences everyday life. Getting the opportunity to ask to close friends what they felt about these topics was fascinating.

When first thinking about my questions, I was asking basic questions that really only required simple answers. When analyzing my questions structure I noticed that I needed to find

Body image has become one of the most important things in society and also one of the hottest topics for social media. My questions for body image focused on how society affects the way people look at themselves and others. Jaclyn was the first interviewee to answer and she believed that social media takes a large role on how body image effects society. She believe that body image has a large effect on the power people have over each other, her example was based on the process of getting hired for a job. Body image plays a role in the hiring system because it is instinctual for someone who is better looking who is also skilled to get hired more than someone who does not fit the ideal body image, she used Aeropostale for example. The more we focus on body image the more the perfect body seems to change. I asked if there was a different image for men and women, Jacklyn stated that the perfect male body image is someone who is attractive and fit while the ideal woman has the Victoria 's Secret model body. The media supports these ideas by defining who is perfect in showing only that body image, advertising with it. As time passes we see that commercials try and push that everyone has an ideal body, but then other company will only show attractive women as an incentive for men to use their product. Xavier has the same view on how society influences perfect body ideal. He believes that because there 's a certain body image people must uphold that more people in society are becoming insecure and uncomfortable with themselves, feeling as if they cannot be accepted by society. The simple society pushing body image is all through the media, Xavier comments that social media has a lot to do with the way people look at their bodies. He notices that women are supposed to be curvy with big boobs or butts while men have to be fit with a six pack or bulging muscles, both of these are examples of the perfect