Blog3: Media and Body Image

 Skinny is Fashion?
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

 http://womenshealth.gov/body-image/
 

Blog 2

I am sure most of my classmates have had "The Talk" with their parents. Sadly, I have never had it. I learned it hard way. I remember when I was in middle school having my first menstrual cycle. I was so embarrassed. I will never forget that day. I don't blame my Mom for not telling me though. I come from very traditional culture. Never heard my Mom say the V word. I am still having issues now to say vagina. It must be the culture thing. So here it goes for the talk scenario. I have a little niece and nephew. I am planning to have the birds and bees talk with them one day. This is the talk..

One day my niece will be a teenager and she will be meeting boys. I don't want her to find out things by herself. So I will sit down and tell her about what sex is. One day my niece asked what is the difference between a boy and a girl. I told her "a boy has a penis and a girl has a vagina". She asked if her brother has penis. I told her yes.  I know it will be hard to talk about sex and all the talk but I am gonna have to talk to her because I know she won't be able to talk to her mother.

She asked about the boobs too. She asked why do I wear bra. I told her I have to wear it to cover the boobs. She kept on asking why. I told her one day, she will grow up like me and have boobs and she will have to wear the bra. From that day on, she keeps asking when will she grow up. She is one little funny kid. It is gonna be uncomfortable though.

My nephew on the other side refuse to talk about it. He knows the babies come from the Mommy's tummy. He is 10 and he does not want to talk about girls. It's gonna be hard but I will let her know about the sex before she explore it herself.

A little bit About me

Hello,
     My name is Lin Lin. I do have first and last name same. I am Burmese. I am currently studying at Texas Woman's University. My major is Health Studies and I hope to graduate in December. If not the spring of 2014. My career goal is to work for the United Nations and become a international volunteer. I live in Denton but I work in Dallas. So I am commuting back and forth. I came to U.S. 8 years ago with my brother and sister. I have not seen my parents in over 9 years. I am planning to go see them by the end of this year. Wish me luck everyone. I don't know what else to say. I enjoy working with people, learning new things and traveling. I want to make sure I do well this semester and my reward will be going back to Asia to see my parents. 



Let's do well this semester,
Lin