Your Body Image: the Media
Source:
girlpower.gov
You are beautiful and unique. It's
wonderful living in a world where there are so many different
types of people. Sometimes the media doesn't represent these
differences. Don't let the images of girls and women in the
media be your standard of what is "normal."
 The
truth is that most of the runway models you see are actually
underweight, which isn't healthy. You also need to remember
that computers can do amazing things to pictures. The pictures
of models you see have been airbrushed and touched up. Things
like wrinkles, blemishes, uneven skin tones, sags, bulges,
or out of place hairs can be fixed by a computer before going
to print.
For TV and movie stars, looking the way they do is a full-time
job, and they get a lot of help, too. They have makeup artists,
hairstylists, clothing consultants, and lighting experts to
help make them look so good. How many girls do you know who
have personal and physical trainers? And besides, you have
better things to do, like making friends, studying to accomplish
your goals, playing sports, and having fun.
A lot of women celebrities work out really hard with their
own personal trainers to get their bodies in shape. Working
out is good for your body, but many celebrities will train
for several hours a day to get the muscular look you see.
Most people don't have this much time, and working out this
much can be damaging to your body anyway. As you can tell,
these standards of beauty set by the media aren't real and
can be dangerous.
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