Unrealistic Body Image

Looks don’t matter. We hear things like this all the time but then society contradicts this idea. If looks don’t matter why do a lot of girls harm themselves because they aren’t happy with the way they look? If looks don’t matter why do the media use airbrushing to hide any blemishes on models? The media promotes a body image as really skinny and unblemished. It makes it harder for women to reach their goals because these pictures are unrealistic.
Airbrushing can be from smoothing skin and taking away wrinkles to making muscles bigger and making the waists skinnier. Airbrushing men and women so they have no blemishes or fat, has become the normal look in advertising media. These images are unrealistic but a lot of young girls still try and

Everyday lots of teenagers see models on the TV, in magazines and newspaper that have been airbrushed and retouched and compare themselves to these unrealistic pictures. Some people even think themselves as fat or over weight because the pictures are really skinny. Young girls and women get deceived by these pictures and do many things to change how they look. What encourages people to think they aren’t skinny enough if the fact that the media promotes the body size as smaller than average people. The body image at the moment is unhealthy and unrealistic but doesn’t stop young girls and women trying to look like that. Some teenagers believe that they have to be as skinny as in the magazines to be considered beautiful. Young girls and women can lose self-esteem because of this unrealistic

They want to look like the images that the media promotes including being skinny, having no spots or marks that people can see, perfect teeth and everything the media makes models look like in pictures. They want tanned skin, long thick hair. Everyone knows how they would like to look for instance taller and skinnier. Some people go as far as harming themselves and going on diets that makes them unhealthy just to look like the pictures in magazines. Young girls cover their faces in tons of make up to cover blemishes or hide marks. It is tempting to do these things but because the perfect body image is unrealistic it makes it harder for young girls and women to achieve their goals. Plastic surgery, which involves changing how you look, can make people feel better about themselves. They feel better about themselves because it makes them look more like the pictures in the magazines. Even though plastic surgery can be risky, it is still popular, especially for noses, lips and hair transplantation. People may need plastic surgery due to medical reasons, unlike people who do it just for the looks which can put them at risk. Some of the risks include, permanent scarring, skin damage, nerve damage and infections. Another way of looking like these images people use is sunbeds. Sunbeds can cause skin cancer which can lead to death. Young people, particularly under 20 are most at risk from