How Does Body Image Affect Women
A study was conducted a at college and it was found that 74.4% of women who have a normal-body weight have said that they think about their body all the time or almost all the time. There are many people, mostly women that struggle with thinking negatively about their body. The problem of negative body image can be solved by teaching people to not idolize celebrities and their bodies, stop weighting themselves daily or weekly, and realizing that being prejudice to size and shape is a form of discrimination( Body Image). Body image consists of not only how human beings view their body but how they think others view their body. In today’s society, the focus on how bodies look is at an all time high. Women are not the only ones to think about
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Everyone has their own idea of what the “perfect” body is, and these ideas are often based on celebrities. People need to take a step back and realize that no matter what they do they will never have the same body as that person. Everyone’s structure is different, so it is physically impossible to have the same physical appearance. Also, celebrities pictures are photoshopped or airbrushed so that is not even how they actually look. The next problem is constantly weighing themselves. Often people who are physically fit weigh more than those that don’t because muscle weighs more than fat. Weight doesn’t matter, for it does not impact the way someone looks at all. If people were to stop weighting themselves, their confidence would boost so much. This does not mean doctors should stop weighting people; this means it should not become a habit. Don’t wake up every morning and jump on the scale. Numbers need to be de-emphasized. The third and final problem is that people constantly make comments on how others look. Those people need to take a step back and realize the comments are actually discrimination. It is just the same to comment on size as it is to comment on race, ethnicity, or religion. When people are discriminated against, and not accepted in today’s society, the same should go for size discrimination. People insulting others based on size should not be tolerated in todays world due to the negative impact it will make on others (Body
Everyone has their own idea of what the “perfect” body is, and these ideas are often based on celebrities. People need to take a step back and realize that no matter what they do they will never have the same body as that person. Everyone’s structure is different, so it is physically impossible to have the same physical appearance. Also, celebrities pictures are photoshopped or airbrushed so that is not even how they actually look. The next problem is constantly weighing themselves. Often people who are physically fit weigh more than those that don’t because muscle weighs more than fat. Weight doesn’t matter, for it does not impact the way someone looks at all. If people were to stop weighting themselves, their confidence would boost so much. This does not mean doctors should stop weighting people; this means it should not become a habit. Don’t wake up every morning and jump on the scale. Numbers need to be de-emphasized. The third and final problem is that people constantly make comments on how others look. Those people need to take a step back and realize the comments are actually discrimination. It is just the same to comment on size as it is to comment on race, ethnicity, or religion. When people are discriminated against, and not accepted in today’s society, the same should go for size discrimination. People insulting others based on size should not be tolerated in todays world due to the negative impact it will make on others (Body