Media is playing a big role in our life as of right now. Body image and media directly correlate to each other nowadays. Everyday we see the skinny actors and actresses on the Television, movies, commercials, and the magazines. Therefore we are greatly influenced by the media. A lot of girls undergoes dieting for the body image. Many lives have been taken away because of the body image. Some girls are being pressured by the media and the peers about the body image. Many girls wants to be skinny like the images we see in the media.
Many girls should know about he healthy weight for themselves. The media display the characters of the entertainment industry. We live in the real world with real problems. We have our own standards and our ways of doing things. We have to come to conclusions that we are individuals and we can't compared ourselves to others because we are not the same.
As the health educators, we should inform each individual about the health. We have to advocate the individuals how health comes before beauty. We need to advocate about the body mass index (BMI) and the healthy weight. How do we stay healthy and beautiful? That is the question. Many people suffer from the eating disorders because of the media portrayal. Just like the "Dove Movement", we should talk to our friends and family before media take over the role. I would raise the self-esteem and let them know the difference between beauty and the disorder.
The media does not portray the diverse roles. Most of the people we see on television are super skinny for every races and almost every roles. We need to see the diverse in the characters. Therefore, the media do not portray the diversity in body shape, color, and size.We need diversity in media as well as in the reality. Wouldn't it be boring to see the same items all the time? We need to see the diverse roles of the individual that can portray the reality we live in. I think we had better diversity in the media before than as of right now.
There will always be big influence of media in our lives daily. We just have to see the entertainment and reality for us.
As health educator and individual, I will continue to learn and advocate about the health of others.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html
HI Lin
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that media is conveying a negative image to people. I also feel that w should be taking an active role in changing that in the lives around us. Lets hope that we can both achieve this with the little knowlege that we have about it.
LIN, I ENJOYED READING YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THIS TOPIC. I AGREE, DIVERSITY AND UNIQUENESS IS WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL. MEDIA WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE FALSE IMPRESSIONS OF IDEAL BEAUTY. THOUGH IT IS IMPORTANT TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL INSIDE I FEEL THAT ONE SHOULD MAINTAIN A REGULAR EXERCISE AND GOOD EATING HABITS INSTEAD OF ALWAYS PIGGING OUT WITH UNHEALTHY FOODS. I BELIEVE PEOPLE MUST MAKE AN EFFORT TO DO THEIR PART TO BE HEALTHY. ONCE THEY FOLLOW DAILY DISCIPLINES OF AT LEAST TRYING TO EAT HEALTHY FOR THE MOST PART AND EXERCISING ON OCCASION THEN NO MATTER WHAT STANDARDS THE MEDIA PUTS OUT THE INDIVIDUAL WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHO THEY ARE.
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