Friday, November 14, 2014

"Devastating Beauty"

The article is very well written and appeals straight to the emotions. The author uses statistics and facts that support the argument very, very well. The first thought that came to my mind is disgust. Such a large amount of women being unhappy with their bodies and their over-all lives because of what is seen as “socially accepted” is awful. Then I felt a drive to help the younger generations. If OLDER, less easily persuaded women are being shaded by the pictures they see, what does that say for the youth that only know what they see? The girls we bring up in today’s society are never going to be happy with the bodies they have. The author mentions that being weight obsessed actually changes your brain chemistry. The media plays a huge role in telling the population what’s right and wrong and we all think we have no choice but to listen. The solution of boycotting the magazines MIGHT help, but in my opinion, they’ll keep doing what they know works. 

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