The whole point of knowing the true essence of beauty can be summed up in one of Marilyn Monroe's famous quotes, "Boys think girls are like books. If the cover doesn't catch their attention they will not bother to read what's inside" .This then causes women to do whatever is necessary to be beautiful. It has also led women to believe that beauty requires a certain degree of pain. For years, women have used chemicals and surgery to obtain what society describes as beautiful. Women work their bodies beyond their breaking points to obtain a smaller size. How can society tell one woman she is beautiful while, it tells another she is ugly because she can not meet unrealistic standards designed by society.Human beings have lost the true meaning of
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Media outlets are using the same mold for every body type or facial structure in their advertisements that are shown to the public; in Western society “thin is in” and artificial means such as liposuction are used to lessen the appearance of hips, buttocks, and general fat (FCC Foundation).Women will undergo breast augmentation or reduction to get their breast to a desirable size. The body image in the media keeps changing and people do their best to keep up with it. Twenty-five years ago the average female model only weighed 8% less than the average American woman, whereas today the average female model weighs 23% below her average weight. (Sammi Sweetheart, Teen Ink).The Media, Body Image and Eating Disorders paper by the National Eating Disorders Association says that over 70 percent of articles on weight loss in teen magazines claimed attractiveness as a reason for needing to lose …show more content…
Beauty is not the “perfect” body ize. Beauty is not the “Picture Perfect” skin. Society has let this old way of thinking go on for too long. Many women have faced criticism over whether or not they fit the criteria of what society feels is beautiful when it is simply unnecessary. Media has drastically impacted the view many women have about themselves. People perceive beauty as only skin-deep. For most people, the word “beauty” is only associated with the attractiveness of a person’s physical appearance. But beauty is more than just physical appearance. To be beautiful you do not have to modify your body. The illusion of beauty is a very dangerous thing to let draw a women in. She will do any and everything to fit society’s standard and to be able to be told she is beautiful. She will work her body, she will starve herself, she will change her face structure, and anything else that she feels is inadequate to the next woman. Beauty is not about physical appearance but, about a person’s
Media outlets are using the same mold for every body type or facial structure in their advertisements that are shown to the public; in Western society “thin is in” and artificial means such as liposuction are used to lessen the appearance of hips, buttocks, and general fat (FCC Foundation).Women will undergo breast augmentation or reduction to get their breast to a desirable size. The body image in the media keeps changing and people do their best to keep up with it. Twenty-five years ago the average female model only weighed 8% less than the average American woman, whereas today the average female model weighs 23% below her average weight. (Sammi Sweetheart, Teen Ink).The Media, Body Image and Eating Disorders paper by the National Eating Disorders Association says that over 70 percent of articles on weight loss in teen magazines claimed attractiveness as a reason for needing to lose …show more content…
Beauty is not the “perfect” body ize. Beauty is not the “Picture Perfect” skin. Society has let this old way of thinking go on for too long. Many women have faced criticism over whether or not they fit the criteria of what society feels is beautiful when it is simply unnecessary. Media has drastically impacted the view many women have about themselves. People perceive beauty as only skin-deep. For most people, the word “beauty” is only associated with the attractiveness of a person’s physical appearance. But beauty is more than just physical appearance. To be beautiful you do not have to modify your body. The illusion of beauty is a very dangerous thing to let draw a women in. She will do any and everything to fit society’s standard and to be able to be told she is beautiful. She will work her body, she will starve herself, she will change her face structure, and anything else that she feels is inadequate to the next woman. Beauty is not about physical appearance but, about a person’s