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?”.
I like your topic and I do think it is an issue how the media exploits men’s and women’s images. I do not understand why even though they know how their audience feels about the advertisements how they still continue to portray an almost unhealthy opinion of beauty. Isabelle I think you should look up the videos “Media Distorts our Perception of Beauty” and “Extreme (Photoshop) Makeover.” These videos show how the media takes away some peoples individuality and humanity. It makes me kind of sad how children as young as nine look in the mirrors and see flaws instead of beauty. I hope you get a lot of accurate information on your topic.
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