Are You the One Who Also Obssessed with Good Looking Body

Since our blog deals with general beauty, not only physical appearances are considered but also body shapes  as well. People are obsessed with owning a good looking body.

Many would agree that obesity is one of the most urgent social issue in United States. In my opinion, it is more problematic how the media portrays the standards of beauty and weight.  The Yahoo's Opinion section, an article 'The Unrealistic Portrayal of Women in the Media' explains further. There are two main issues of media potrayal body image that I want to discuss today. 

First of all, media like the weekly magazine such as Life & Style highly promotes losing weight by showing tall, skinny, glamorous females and tall, muscular, handsome males. Now people become accustomed to these kinds of images and even diet pill company advertising their pills as a way of losing weight in the fastest way although models recommend exercise when going on a diet. Do you really think Miranda Kerr has been back to her skinny body just six months after giving birth by taking diet pill? See what she really says on MailOnline. 

Also, emphasizing slim body on media influences greatly on population of anorexia or bulimia. According to HealthyPlace, they put individual's life at risk because they  both destroy individual's health and mental. For healthier yourself, take enough nutrition and get exercise. You should not be tempted by media outlets. As Miranda Kerr said, losing weight without exercise never happens. However, don't forget about this too! You don't have to lose a lot of weight and be as skinny as models in the media. If you are satisfied with yourself and are healthy, don't overly stress yourself about losing weight.

Second, female are subjected to sexuality in media especially in music videos, movies, magazines, or commercials. Check The Construction of Female Sexuality in the Media to see how females are portrayed in the media these days. However, men also have an increasing amount of pressure to be muscular and handsome.  Abecrombie&Fitch and Holister ads, the ads are pointless. Even though they are clothing brands, they are only showing how sexy the models are and make them shirtless instead of showing actual clothes. 

This video Killing Us Softly 3 is related to both first and second major points

The video by Jean Kilbourne, a feminist author, speaker, and filmmaker, talks about how media portrays female as a sexuality and how that impacts minds of people especially teens. She says change needs to happen by striving for a new culture, where the public is educated and think of themselves as citizens, not consumers. For further and newer information, check her Killing Us Softly 4..  

In conclusion, I believe that there is not one 'right' body shape or size.  It can vary depending on person's ethnicity, environment, and eating habit. We should not heavily rely our values on physical appearance. No one is less or more valuable than others because of the physical appearance.