Many teens today are feeling the pressure to look thin. With this pressure, some girls feel the need to starve themselves in order to lose weight. Some of these girls have a severe eating disorder such as anorexia. Instead of doing healthy things for themselves such as going to the gym, walking around the neighborhood and eating healthy, teenage girls are starving themselves to just fit in. If not treated, anorexia can ultimately result in death. Anorexia can be prevented. All forms of media contribute to this dilemma. With super thin models gracing the pages of our magazines and super thin girls made to appear like the ideal, it is no wonder that teen girls today feel inferior if they are not just like the girls that appear in our magazines and on television. The media should be more responsible and should not perpetuate the idea that if a girl is not a size 0, then she is not attractive. Every girl is unique and should feel attractive no matter what size they are because everyone is beautiful in their own little way. After all, beauty is only skin deep.
Brittany,
ReplyDeleteI agree sometimes that I wish I was much thinner. I've also been teased by some adults (Nigerian adults) that I should lose weight. I reply by telling them I'm comfortable with my weight, but they tell me I shouldn't be. I am honestly comfortable with my weight 95% of the time until I hear comments like these that make me doubt myself. However, I can't imagine starving myself just so I can meet someone else's standard. I love myself and food to much to give it up which is why I can never understand why girls starve themselves. I'll probably understand it one day when I can't get out of my bed without help, but for now, I love myself and my body (: