Comfortable With My Body

There is many reasons to feel uncomfortable with yourself. Society does not let you be what you want to be. Our culture and beliefs controls our minds. Even though, we are all just human beings, we are not treated by that idea because we have labels in our bodies that say that we are different. Somehow being different means that you deserve other treatments. In America we will notice discrimination towards the “weak”. Sometimes we won’t noticed that we are in fact supporting something that is offensive to others. We are blind for not seeing that we are hurting others for using their image for our benefits. Some individuals feel like they do not belong here because they do not understand who they are and how other people are. These are issues that need to be resolve as soon as possible.

The Fashion Industry is affecting the way many people look at themselves. In today’s society there is always an ad promoting fast food, clothing brands, Cars. Etc. almost all of them have a model to promote their products. These fashion models are usually, extremely thin, tan, tall, and gorgeous. This set a negative standard for many women on what they should look like and can often cause to self-esteem issues. The Media is having a negative effect on body image by choosing to settle toward an unrealistic persona. In Addition, this has created many young girls, to have eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia, and fasting. However, some businesses have started gravitating toward plus size models to stop the affects it has on society. Plus, also many companies are limiting the amount of photo shopping and airbrushing. The issues are far from being resolved but numerous people are working toward making a change.

Under society’s norms for decades, young women have been put under the pressure and anticipation to have perfect bodies. That is, thin and curved, beautified by applying pounds of the makeup to their face but not appear ridiculously overdone. Who’s responsible for these standards imposed on young women? When a young girl picks up the model along the cover of Vogue being called flawless, it’s easy for her to then aspire to be a real-life imitation of the photocopy. These companies produce magazine covers shown with girls’ images daily. As if keeping the perfect body wasn’t hard enough our culture also forces girls into the forever expanding world of composition, however, body image is a pressing issue for young women. Advertisements and posters of skinny female models are all over. Young girls not only could be better but need to be more upright and feel driven to throw the perfect figure. Moreover, girls are evaluated and oppressed by their physical appearances. With supplements and apparel designed to enhance a facial expression; social media, magazines, and marketing campaigns and advertisements add to the burden of perfection. The fashion industry is a prime object of body image issues, as they believe clothes look better on tall and svelte women. Established on a survey participated by 13 to 17-year-old in the U.S., 90% “felt pressured by fashion and media industries to be skinny”, with more than 60% routinely compares themselves to models, while 46%

As we start our day, we try to find something to wear. Immediately, we are worried about what people will think if we wear those pants that are a little tight, or the skirt that is a little young for us,

The clothes have become so small, that girls who wear a size 6 have to buy tops in a size "extra large" in order for them to fit. A teenage girl who is a petite size 6, the size of some top models, is being told she is extra large, and therefore she cannot gain any weight because she will not be able to buy the clothes she likes anymore. This is just another way that our society tells young women they need to be smaller, even when they may be slender to begin with.

In the United States woman can suffer from identity issues. In the year 2016 the first plus size model was shown on the cover of the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated named Ashley Graham. Ashley Graham comes from the white ethnic background. As the issue was talked about on multiple radio and TV stations, African American woman have been speaking on this matter. A woman, Chantelle Nunes Norman, who is an African American woman posts “She's a perfect size in the African American community. It's a real shame that a lot of whites consider a starved looking woman attractive, I think she is beautiful at this size and would look sickly if she were skin and bones (Feldon)”. Many issues can come around this logic. One of the main

When Victoria’s Secret is allowed to have models prance around on screen but Lane Bryant Ads (lingerie for plus size women) is banned then there’s a problem. The media is portraying these models who are thin to the point where it is unhealthy. And the media is feeding society lies. A perfect example is of Gerran Tyler. Tyler was a 12 year old supermodel. She walks the run way for clients like Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, and Betsey Johnson. She’s tall, thin, the perfect model because she hasn’t hit puberty yet. She walked during New York Fashion Week and posed for these designer brands advertisements. This body type is unachievable for almost all adult women (Roberts). Somebody in their twenties or thirties doesn’t have the ability to look like a twelve year old girl, but this is how these designers are telling us to look. Tyler had an amazing career and high expectations but the fame didn’t last long. As she got older and hit puberty she began to develop boobs, hips, and curves. She began getting less and less bookings. Her supermodel career was virtually over. “Eighty percent of 10-year-old American girls say they have been on a diet” and the, “Number one magic wish for young girls 11-17 is to be thinner” (Missrepresentation). This self-esteem problem with young girls is a result of these unobtainable ideas of beauty. Jennifer Siebel, creator of the documentary Missrepresentation, says

products and believe that by buying that particular brand of clothing we will look better

A new study in the NCA’s Communication Monographs discovered that when women, who were hocked up to a heart monitor, viewed images of other women with the same or similar body type to their own. There were more reports of body positivity and less social comparison. While there is more growing awareness of plus-size models there is also starting to be more demand for plus-size clothing in more styles. When a heavier set woman goes to flip through a magazine and all they see is skinny models being portrayed as beautiful and smart, yet this starts to take a mental toll on them. Thoughts of self-discrimination can lead to low self-esteem issues. To help with these thoughts fashion industries have now started putting plus-size women on their runways, such as the Lane Bryant’s #ImNoAngle and Dove’s Real Beauty campaigns.

When researchers asked one hundred eighteen female, college-aged students to look at twenty pictures in ads from women's magazines, they felt a sudden change in mood after the pictures were observed. There was notable depression in the women, a depression that has seemed to hit many women after leafing through women's magazines (Key and Lindgren 11). This depression is due to the fact there are so many negative messages being conveyed in advertisements that are published in women's magazines. But who can blame the women for their depression anyway? When the majority of the ads in women's magazines show super-skinny models advertising nice clothes, makeup, jewelry, etc., one might find themselves to be a little down. Skinny models portray their figures to be the cultural norm in Western society today. How often does one find a model in a woman's magazine that is over a size six that is not shown advertising plus size merchandise? The answer is not very often, or sometimes never at all. If women do not see their body type being depicted in

some people believe that Hollister displays more confidence rather than promoting negative body image. When a customer wears Hollister clothing he or she will feel like they will fit in by being up with the latest fashion trends and feel more confident about themselves. Hollister says, that the company will make clothing to fit everyone’s body type to make that person look and feel good about themselves. Many people consider that since Hollister is always up to date on the latest trends that it will make their customers be more accepted by their peers and create friendships.

1 out of every 3 women is unhappy by the way their clothes fit them

Discussion: My older sister is a plus sized women and full of confidence. I love that about her. But lately her clothing has been a little too reveling, emulating women like Kim Kardashian, to the point where I believe her body will be objectified by the male gaze. Where the female body is solely for males view. I told her that she

More recently, Sports Illustrated model, Kate Upton whom is a size 4, is now considered a plus size model and deemed to be “too curvy”. In the United States the “normal” sized woman is between the size of 6 and 10. Most of us do not understand why some put themselves through so much anguish to satisfy these body image complexes. Back in the 1950’s, models were

Sears conducted a research and concluded that for men, the sole purpose while buying clothing is to see that it fits properly. Whereas in case of females there is a big list of factors considered while purchasing clothing which includes it should fit properly overall specially from the waist region, the color should match the color of the skin and the neckline should be flattering. Further, men take a