Size 0 fad too much for teens?

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What I want to know

What I want to know is what would force these fashion agencies to continue making clothes to fit twigs and advertize them on people that aren’t even that skinny themselves? Why do they continue to show this if they know that people will go to those extremes to look like that which is extremely affecting these girls? Why is everyone letting this continue and why isn’t there something being done to stop the fashion industry from influencing these young girls in this way? Is the fashion industry the only or the main cause of teen eating disorders? How many teenage girls have eating disorders that don’t tell anyone about it? What is offered to these people that go to these ends just to feel pretty? Do these girls have any friends or do they have so many that they get drowned in the gossip and drama that no one notices the radical chances happening right in front of them?

What I already know about my topic

I know that it affects everyone in some way and I know people that do drastic things or have thought about these things that are unhealthy to their body but they are willing to do anything to look "perfect" because it is all they have ever done. Children start these unhealthy things as young as the age of 8. “‘Size zero’ became front-page news in September when model Luisel Ramos collapsed on a runway during Uruguay’s Fashion Week moments after being applauded by spectators; she later died from heart failure.” 15% of girls who suffer from anorexia die from this eating disorder. Approximately 1 out of 20 girls ages 9-15 reported using diet pills or laxatives to lose weight. 90% of the people with eating disorders are women. This shows that women are more affected by everything and they will go to some extreme lengths to get that “perfect” weight.

Story behind my topic

I chose the topic “Is the media or the fashion industry responsible for the propaganda of size zero fad of teenage girls?" because I know people who are struggling with themselves because of the portrayal of the "perfect body image".  The media convinces these girls that they need to do drastic things to make people like them. Here the media is at fault, walking skin-and-bone thin models up and down the runway because they are women girls look up to, causing them to starve themselves to look like their role model. This negatively affects their self-esteem and causes eating disorders, sometimes even at the much too early age of 8 years. Something needs to be done about this problem; the media is doing a huge disservice to young women. With these people on TV, on magazines, and just about anywhere else in modern culture one could think of, today’s young women don't have anyone to tell them that they are pretty and they don't need to change. Maybe then we need to ask, “who are today’s positive influences, and how can we contribute to society?”.