Body Image

Introduction & Thesis
More often than not, when you turn on the television, flip through a magazine, surf the web, go to the movies, or even walk through the Barbie aisle in a toy store you are besieged by the so-called “perfect” image that society has set as an acceptable standard for people. For women this image would be exceptionally thin, considerably large breasts, and perfect hair, skin and teeth. The average media portrayed man would have a muscular and toned body, tall stature, and tanned skin….basically just what the doctor ordered. As a society, we all take pleasure in staring at good looking people. It is like candy to our eyes, which is fine, but what we are not realizing is the fact that most average people do not resemble this “perfect” image. The problem with this is that the youth looks up to these people that they see on TV, in movies, magazines, and on the internet and they strive to be just like them. This can lead to eating disorders, depression, war...