Thursday, November 14, 2019

Essay --

As millions of fashion shows are occurring at the moment all over the world, models start to get ready for the big show by purging themselves to be as thin as possible. Large quantities of models starve themselves in order to attain the desirable look that is accepted within our society. This problem becomes so addictive to young females and models who are pressured by the industry to stay thin, that it develops a second nature habit for them to question and dislike their body image constantly. The fashion industry and the media affects numerous of young girls, women and models with body image issues physically, and psychologically. The constant blast of young women with images of size of zero models puts their health and mind in danger. Throughout history, fashion has been around as long as we can think of. Fashion moves along with clothing and time mixing the simple everyday wearing into broader contexts. It influences the most diversified aspects including the human perception. The global perception of beauty has been severely wrapped by the influence of the fashion industry and the media. The standard of female beauty is often difficult to obtain and unrealistic. Women all over the world follow the influences of what the fashion industry enforces on them that further leads to eating disorders. The causes of eating disorders are indefinite and complicated; they contain components such as personal issues, genetics, traumatic events or bullying, "but the final piece of the jigsaw is the social context," said Susan Ringwood, the chief executive of† Beat†, an organization that deals with eating disorders† (Bawdon). Eating disorder is a general term used to identify a range of eating issues such as anorexia nervosa and b... ...evision shows by taking serious circumstances. They also give the impression that they will have better and more promising lives now if they are capable to match the level of attraction that the media has set as the standard of beauty. As a result, both girls and women who are intrigued by these shows become less satisfied with the way they look. The images and messages that target on the ideals of beauty for females has a substantial negative effect on body satisfaction, mental stability, eating habits, and the overall well-being of young women. The glamorization of the fashion industry and the media causes the deterioration of young women’s own unique reflection of themselves. As a result, they contribute to the expansion and development of eating disorders, depression, and low self-esteem by physically and psychologically affecting millions of young women.

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