Adonis Complex

The argument has been made that sports people should not be considered to be role models in our society. The subject is indeed a contentious one considering that people are generally social being and are highly influenced by the actions of other people. While parents have the responsibility of shaping the mentalities of their children, it should be noted that the attitudes of our young ones are easily shaped by what is happening around them. Having

In America today, there are unrealistic beauty standards women must face daily. When women can not meet this idea of perfection pushed by society, some women will risk their health just to fit a cultural stigma. Women are held to an insanely high criterion when it comes to beauty which tends to lead to negative body image. Ten percent of women in The United States of America report symptoms consistent with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. Which concludes that a total of 75 percent of all American women endorse some unhealthy thoughts, feelings, or behaviors related to food or their body image-UNC Medical Department Although eating disorders are not subjective to women only, after reading “Beating Anorexia and Gaining Feminism” Marni Grossman and “Feminism and Anorexia: A Complex Alliance” Su Holmes, I will discuss how eating disorders coexist in the lives of women who struggle with body image, and what feminism can do to give these women a second chance.

Although the relationship between a father and son should be something strong, manly, and unbreakable it proves to not hold true in either work. Most young men seek approval from their father as some type of validation. Both boys at a young age realized that the relationship between father and son was not going to have that validation that many young men look for. For example in The Kite Runner Amir constantly looks for Baba to pay attention to him and his love for books and writing, but Baba sees this as a defect in Amir. Baba thinks this is making Amir seem weak or cowardly. In this quote "Sometimes I look out this window and I see him playing on the street with the neighborhood boys. I see how they push him around, take his toys from him, give him a shove here, a whack there. And, you know, he never fights back. Never.

In the article “Baseball has a rich history of big league role models”, author Lyle Spencer uses several big name athletes and their experiences to show the impact that a professional athlete has on future athletes and the impressionable youth of today. The article points out that each player named in the article has played a role

Every kid growing up has a role model, mine happening to be Michael Jordan. In “Behind Grandma’s House” Gary Soto informs us about an event of a 10-year-old kid who wants two things, to be famous, and to be tough. These two characteristic probably come from something that the kid saw on television or on movies and now wants to go out and mimic the people in the movies. Soto’s use of imagery and descriptions in “Behind Grandma’s House” paints me a perfect picture of how the narrator attempts to portray a famous tough guy.

Eating disorders are largely considered to be a "female disease". Statistics seem to validate this perception – of the estimated five million-plus adults in the United States who have an eating disorder, only ten percent are thought to be male ((1)). Many professionals, however, hold the opinion that these numbers are incorrect – it is impossible to base the statistics on anything other than the number of adults diagnosed with eating disorders, and men are much less likely than women to seek help for such a problem ((2)). This means that the male population probably suffers more from eating disorders than the numbers show.

Protruding rib cages, frail bones, and thin hair, these symptoms often come to mind for many physicians and therapists alike when they think of someone suffering from an eating disorder. What about overly health conscience, extreme muscle mass, and obsessively exercising? New disorders like Muscle Dysmorphia are being discovered in males that have not been brought to the forefront of news today. The male population is severely under calculated and usually passed over when people cover statistics and findings for eating disorders. This stigma and stance that people have while thinking only females suffer from eating disorders only makes it more difficult for males to admit they have a problem and seek treatment for it before it gets too

The amount of males that are unsatisfied with their bodies has tripled in the last twenty-five years. According to Helen Fawkner, doctor of philosophy, it has increased from fifteen percent of the male population to forty-five percent. It is an extremely severe problem that most people are not aware of. It can lead to suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and eating disorders, but the majority of people think that males do not have to worry about it as much as females. However, they have the same amount of pressure to have the perfect figure as females, it is just not delineated. Body image and eating disorders are not just female problems, men go through the same issues.

An American debatable topic is whether or not athletes can or will ever be legitimate role models for the next generation. Athletes have been and still can be a powerful and effective role model for students as well as people of all ages. “Athletes know kids look up to them, and it’s important for athletes to be responsible (Athletes).” Professional athletes are watched every day on and off the field/court, and it’s important for the athletes to act as role models for kids and teens. Professional athletes have the ability to be role models by donating and helping charities, by setting a good Christian example, and by encouraging kids to be active.

More women worry about their weight than men. It is a fact that among the adults, 38% of the women and 24% of the men were trying to lose weight. When you hear about Anorexia and Bulimia most people think of females. What people do not know is tons of males suffer from the same problem. I believe males should be more looked upon when it comes to this subject. Gymnasts, runners, body builders, rowers, wrestlers, racers, dancers, and swimmers are especially helpless against dietary problems on the grounds that their games require weight limitation. Approximately 10% of eating disordered individuals coming to the attention of mental health professionals were male, and Eating disorders do not discriminate on the basis of gender. Men can and do develop eating disorders.

I’ve known quite a few women in my life that has gotten eating disorders due to what they think they should look like because of what the media displays to us.

All people understand and know the basic issue in the everyday lives of women struggling with body image issues. But does humanity truly know what is it that causes them or even realize that men struggle with them too? A man by the name of Chris Tognotti shared his issues with lack of body confidence in an article from The Huffington Post (Tognotti). Throughout his story he explained the constant battle between what his body actually looked like to everyone else but the way in which he looked in the mirror (Tognotti). “Around here, you sometimes feel surrounded by strikingly athletic, beautiful people. Sinewy, fit male bodies are held up as an ideal, and it’s easy to conclude

There is something obviously wrong with these statistics. Women who subject themselves to these circumstances are fighting against their own body make-ups in order to fulfill the standards put out by the media. In order to change these staggering statistics in the future, we must examine what the media does to make girls and women obtain eating disorders.

Having gone through both elementary and middle school, we have all run into peers who spent a lot of time and energy trying to act like the most popular athlete in any given time period. Kids often try to imitate controversial athletes to bring attention to themselves. Such behavior can bring popularity to a young person. A sad outcome of violence in adult sports is that youth sports end up mirroring adult sports. Young people are encouraged to be aggressive, and often those who are the stars of the team are those who know how to "stretch the rules". Often, young people who do play by the rules are relegated to the bench. As a result, youth athletic teams, even

In today’s society we let the media decide everything in our lives from what clothes we should wear, music we should listen to, and how we should look. One of the biggest problems that both men and women face is body shaming, because the media sets standards for young kids and young adults., they often times try and fit the description of “perfect” which leads these people to either be depressed because they do not look like people want them to look or harm themselves in order to achieve the desired look. The most common ways the media shames both men and women are by celebrities and how they are the “perfect” body, publishing magazines of what is the ideal man and woman, and by the people who believe being “too” fat is bad and being “too” skinny is bad.