Stereotypes Of Social Media

The stereotypes of women in social media are constantly being thrown our way. Have you noticed that the only ones being shown on TV or in magazines look almost identical? You know what i'm talking about; it is usually caucasian hererosexual men or women with a very skinny and toned body who has straight hair. These people are shot picture after picture, but have editors ever thought about how the people who don't look like may this feel? When I look in the mirror it is obvious that is not what I see, being an average black woman with kinky hair. The standards of beauty today is very hard to live up to which causes a lot of burdens on everyday women and even young girls. When I younger it was hard for me to be secure with who I was due to

Social media creates an ideal body image in an adolescent’s mind that affects them in various ways. Having an ideal body image can lower self-esteem in some adolescents’ creating eating disorders, and this idea of getting plastic surgery as they get older. Social media is steadily increasing and has heavily influenced adolescent’s to be more aware of their body figure. As a result, many adolescent’s have developed low self-esteem due to the fact that social media continues promoting fit women and creating the idea that women need to be thin to be loved or accepted by society; this can cause harm to adolescent’s because they feel the need to fit in to society.

Throughout history, body image has been determined by various factors, one of them being the media. In the article “How Social Media Is a Toxic Mirror,” written by Rachel Simmons, she shares the story of a woman who admits to being afraid of leaving her apartment without putting on makeup. “I don’t get to choose how I’m going to leave my apartment today,” one young woman told me, “If I could, my body would look different. But I cant choose which picture makes my arms look thinner” (Simmons). One word: Fear. The woman fears the opinion of others. She second guesses herself before she steps foot outside her apartment building. It displays the lack of confidence she has towards herself as an individual and the control the media has over her. The author goes on to discuss how teenagers look up to social media by obsessing over how many likes

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%

The famous tv show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, has a target audience for teenage girls. Although the hit reality show is meant to show an upper-class lifestyle, many choose to recreate there style in their everyday lives. This can be detrimental to a person’s health by convincing them they have to look a certain way. It is rare to see any of the Kardashian-Jenners without makeup or under-dressed. They have set a standard for what an ideal women should be, which eventually drains self-esteem from younger girls who appear different from them (The Perspective).

Research shows that over 80 percent of 10-year-old girls fear becoming “fat” (NYC). Young girls are not satisfied by their body image and it is causing many issues. Even though young girls may subject themselves to body image issues, social media destroys girl’s self-worth because of the fashion industry and prolonged time and use on social media.

As this generation has easy access to social media, culminating to 95.9% of girls having access to the internet, it is no wonder that these girls have easy access to view these “ideal” images. There is a cause and effect, which can be seen through sites like Facebook and Instagram, as users are more prone to body obsession than non-users. Second, no one is immune to these beauty ideals, even the women who started it all. The women who post these photos, have internal problems as well, such as eating disorders and unhealthy fitness habits. These “role models” are achieving these beauty ideals in unhealthy ways, which is not a positive message to send to viewers. Third, we have massive studies and data to show the damages of social media, but it is the individual stories that people can

Identity is like a fingerprint. It is unique to the individual. That identity is a collection of the people that person has met and the experiences they have been through. In what way they express themselves can have an effect on who they meet and what choices they make in life. People take an interest in others from what their hobbies and skills are. Similar obsessions lead to closeness as a result of shared passions. Those people that surround you influence your identity, even with such similarities, there are variations between you and them. As you become acquainted those variations slowly change your identity and there is a change in obsessions. Whether it is through stereotypes from the past and still exist today or through people seen on social media, which has become increasingly popular over the years. There are an abundance of factors in society that have an impact on identity, social media being one of the most influential. These influences have been around for a long time, but are only being recognized now.

I normally do not voice my opinions on social media, but since this incident happened and the effects of it are within a few miles of from where I currently am, I feel it is reasonable and necessary. Within an hour of the news being released and media completely distorting the actual details, protests began. Immediately some assumed that racial stereotypes had played a part in this matter, despite the fact it was an African-American officer who fired the weapon. Yes, I do understand people can be racist or accept stereotypes of their own race. Yet, what continuously discombobulates me is the fact that in recent shootings, these "victims" have knowingly disobeyed the officer's order. Even though these officers could have (and probably should

As the saying goes every coin has its two sides, there are even cons to this social media platforms. The worst is that there is no authentication of the information provided. And on these un-authenticated info some time the users get carried away and rather than making an opinion give their verdict. There have been incidents when people with not so good intention used it for their mean purposes. There were post in which slaughtering of cows, which are sacred to one community, were shown and was appealing to masses to stop this at any cost in provocative way(could be referred in a violent way).So whether its politician making provocative racists speeches or for mud slinging on the rivals or creation of sentimental positive vibe for the culprit

Due to the increase in popularity of social media, today’s generation is bombarded with unrealistic standards when it comes to beauty. When young people today first turn on their cellphones, more often than not, they refer to a social media site. Whether it’s the ever-popular Instagram, where people can post pictures and followers can “like” to show their approval or post comments. Or, whether it’s Twitter, where people can post witty or inspiring or informational things for their followers to see and can be retweeted or favourited. Or they could click on the little blue Facebook icon, where all of the above can happen. These are some of the most popular social media outlets today because young people are

Depression, eating disorder, and anxiety are often a result, because they are trying to look like these false pictures. When in reality only 5% of the persons living in united state would be able to look like the picture. In a survey of girls 9 and 10 years old, 40% have tried to lose weight, according to an ongoing study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. And 10 year old girls and boys told researchers they were dissatisfied with their own bodies after watching a music video and after flipping through a magazine. Zendaya stated, “These are the things that make women self conscious, that create unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have. Anyone who knows I am, knows I stand for honest and pure self love.” All these images of beautiful, unreal models is making average people feel bad about themselves.

Over the years a debate over who is to blame over the decline in how girls perceive themselves has arisen. With Photoshop being the societal norm concerning the media, it has become difficult for many to understand where the line between real and near impossible standards lies. Youths see an image edited to “perfection” and strive to reach the standards that they imagine due to the images displayed on magazines, television and social media. From Disney to magazines like Vogue the mass media bombards audiences with fake beauty that they, as normal people, will never be able to achieve. The mass media is responsible for causing the rise in the number of people with a poor body image, eating disorders, and cosmetic surgeries.

he United States has claimed for years to be a melting pot, where race or various preferences do not define our role in society. Most everyday people do not even realize or notice the amount of stereotyping that occurs in mass media. It is important to understand the different types of discrimination marginalized groups face. Stereotypes can affect everyone, whether it is based on their race, gender, or sexual preference. Media makers could easily find ways to not discriminate against people, but perhaps this would make that specific media outlet less popularly attended to.