media influence

MEDIA INFLUENCE “A person with a poor self image will deny anything good for themselves. They are unable to enjoy healthy relationships with their lovers, spouse, other family members or children, as they allow their internal insecurities to take better of them.” Throughout every phase of our lives, from childhood to adult, our appearance is judged and critiqued. The way we perceive is compared to those of our peers. Most girls are rated pretty, ugly, plain, or just plain average. Media influence causes many girls of all ages to have insecurities about their self-esteem which leads to depression and wanting to be perfect. I find myself on YouTube or on Google trying to search ways to lose weight. Seeing perfect women on TV and in the news media can alter someone’s view about their bodies. Many young girls try to copy Hannah Montana or Selena Gomez from their clothing styles to their hair color. I believe that media influences us girls in many ways. Sometimes we try to become someone else because it is more fulfilling than to be someone boring. We draw attention to ourselves because we all want to be noticed or called pretty. The article on Beauty and Body Image in the Media explains that mostly all magazines persuade girls to lose weight and look perfect. It says by doing so you will have a better life, family, job, etc. The article also states how many girls rely on diets and being thin is the new look. The thin image that we perceive in the media contributes to young girls having low self image and is linked to depression and loss of self-esteem. Girls have to follow this image that has been set by celebrities. Some new celebrity is on a different diet everyday and many young girls get influenced to try the diet pills even though it may be harmful for them. According to the book, Body Image in Teens, “90 percent of junior and senior girls are on a diet regularly, even though only 10-15 percent are actually overweight.” It also