There is a stereotype about anorexia that claims that girls with anorexia or bulimia are just looking for attention. In society women are to be perfect and ideal. There are so many standards of beauty for women. You have to be thin, tall, big lush lips, narrow hips and shoulders and the list goes on. It's no wonder that it has so many negative effects it on many young girls. The importance of looking good has been embedded into young women's minds since they were very young. There are more girls out there that are dissatisfied with their bodies, than girls that aren't. A lot of times people don't see the harmful effects that society and the media has on these girls. There are billions of girls out there that have or know someone who has had an eating disorder. Girls that are perfectly beautiful the way they are. Girls that still want more. There are even parents out there who criticize their daughter's weight. So is it really fair to say that all these girls want is attention?
I agree media tells us that in order to be "sexy" that you have to look like the fake photoshopped woman that we see in ads, which is highly unrealistic and impossible. It puts alot of pressure on woman to change themselves to be the "ideal woman"
ReplyDeleteThis is a very powerful picture. I think it really shows how women are constantly looking for things to change about themselves. Women never seem satisfied with themselves because of the media around them. I've known a girl with an eating disorder who had/has major issues. She wasn't looking for attention, she was looking for a way to be beautiful. She was also looking for a way to get her pain out with nobody really noticing. It went on for years. This kills women, and men, every year. It's a serious problem that the media can definitely be blamed for.
ReplyDeleteNice job on this. I really appreciate the topic and the actual photo. I will never in my life understand why people assume that a person with an eating disorder is looking for attention when the main feeling people have is to feel ashamed about it. It is also part of media's fault for making us feel as though we should feel ashamed that we went to such great lengths because we weren't good enough to start with. Truly a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great picture and I completely agree with you. From when we are little and playing with barbies to when we are older and seeing images spread across magazines of slim, beautiful women, we are constantly surrounded by the message that we should be thinner. Women always think there is something wrong with them and they are not good enough but we need to start accepting that we are beautiful the way we are.
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