Media And Body Image Essay
In America, the average amount of money spent on cosmetic surgery each year is $13 billion. The main reason for so much money being spent on cosmetic surgery is the media. The media impacts a person’s view of the way they view their own body and how they view others as well. There could be positive and negative impacts on people. Some people like the way media portrays body image and most do not. The people who like the way media portrays body image are typically the ones that have the same body figure that are being advertised. The people who dislike the way media portrays body image are mainly the ones who do not have the body figure or are jealous of the ones that are being advertised.
Media impacts people in many ways. It could make someone want to improve themselves, it could make people depressed, feel worthless, and it could make some feel like they are better, better looking, and superior. Some people may develop eating disorders such as …show more content…
They do not cause any health problems. They can also boost a person’s self-esteem and make them feel better about themselves. But it rarely ever works out this way. People constantly need help for depression, anxiety, and many other problems they are having. Some of these cases may be caused by body image. Many people do not look deep enough into a person to see what is beautiful and what is not. They are too blinded by what the media has put out there as the “ideal body figure”.
No one is perfect in any way, but people seem to think this, due to body image. The term “perfect” is only used to cover up what is imperfect. People think that they need to be like the models and people advertised in media, and they do not take the time to realize that the models may not be beautiful on the inside. Most models in media are not always what they appear to be. There is computer editing, like photoshop to hide all of the imperfections. People just do not see this aspect of it
Media impacts people in many ways. It could make someone want to improve themselves, it could make people depressed, feel worthless, and it could make some feel like they are better, better looking, and superior. Some people may develop eating disorders such as …show more content…
They do not cause any health problems. They can also boost a person’s self-esteem and make them feel better about themselves. But it rarely ever works out this way. People constantly need help for depression, anxiety, and many other problems they are having. Some of these cases may be caused by body image. Many people do not look deep enough into a person to see what is beautiful and what is not. They are too blinded by what the media has put out there as the “ideal body figure”.
No one is perfect in any way, but people seem to think this, due to body image. The term “perfect” is only used to cover up what is imperfect. People think that they need to be like the models and people advertised in media, and they do not take the time to realize that the models may not be beautiful on the inside. Most models in media are not always what they appear to be. There is computer editing, like photoshop to hide all of the imperfections. People just do not see this aspect of it