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I think every girl teenager has been through the image problem rather it is to fit in or to be healthy. Most of us agree that most of them do it to fit in. They want to look skinny so what do they usually do...binge and become bulimic. That is the worst thing that you can do but what else can you do. You don't have time to exercise and lets face it, it isn't the funnest thing to do. It is definitely more convenient. This craze over looking the hottest or the coolest isn't their fault. Most of it comes for the media. They only show womens who are size 2. How many people do you know that are that size? Lets be realistic. Not only do they do bulimia or binge drinking, but they also get involved in drugs. Anyway to get skinny but quickly. There are those of us who would say that they are okay with how they look. I would disagree. No matter what you say, deep down inside, you care, you care a lot. I think that the media should show womens and girls that are a size 7 or 8 and look pretty. That will encourage the non skinny people do feel good about themselves because lets face it, high school can be a lot happier place with out.
High school isn't always cool
Date: Wed, 2007-09-12 23:46
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excuse me im not rated as
excuse me im not rated as one of the heirarchy in my school not even popular but high school is f-ing fun. i've had my bad days imean really bad days and really out of this world great days. after you gratuate you'll see. and i noticed early . that tend to happen to me. high school to me is the only place you can be lousy, stupid, maniac, anemic, fat, smart, rich, poor and a looser and still have friends or should i say peers. do not waste your time about looks o.k cause i weigh about 120 and everybody consider me as skinny. and i love the way i look. and so should you
before, i was to skinny to fit in a size 2 !!!!you do the math...cause if your big theirs alot of girls with a nicole richie figure who would love to fill up your pants..we all wish the opposite of what we are..were skinny and we want a big ass and vuluptuous thighs. we have a fat ass with vuluptuous thighs and were literally dying to be skinny. i'll tell you something i'm speechless..HA
the social pressures are
the social pressures are ridiculous in high school. it's an amazing feeling years after you graduate when you realize what in life is actually important.
High school isn't always
High school isn't always nice, you may say that again, and that's because the physic image counts a lot in social relations. My sister hated high school because she was fat and she felt rejected. She had drastic diets and that affected her immune system. Her medic prescribed her immublast to recover. You can't get over these things so easily.
i hate how reality show
i hate how reality show stars who are supposed to be virtual no one's are actually anything but real people.
Come on who doesn't want
Come on who doesn't want Janet Jacksons body, but the extreme measures that young girls are taken are just deranged. I do agree that in school thats where your being judged the most by other teenagers who are insercure with them selves and feel the need to ridicule you to cover their insecurtiy. But we as teenagers that have things that we would love to change about ourselves physical wise we have to be ration and go about it in a smart, healthy and natural way.
I understand where you are
I understand where you are coming from; I have friends that are curvy and gorgeous. I think trying to manage your weight was a good decision, but maybe you made that choice for the wrong reasons. Its okay to be conscious about what others think (we have to interact with people all the time) but it shouldn't affect your self image. Even if you lose those pounds in a healthy way and become even more physically fit, you may never be acceptable in your own eyes because you made the choice to be proactive about your weight based on a standard you learned through the media. I know the media presents ridiculously idealistic bodies in every aspect every day, but you should not compare yourself to celebrities, models, or anyone else in the media. Every girl has their own needs for the health of their bodies, and therefore our goals in that respect should pertain only to us as individuals.
I was like in the same
I was like in the same situation. I was totally overweight. When I was in school i wasn't really excepted among my peers. They mad fun of me, call me hurtful names everything. So I felt it was time for a change i had to lose some pounds even though my family excepted me I used to care what other people think. How people look on t.v made me want to be like those people to fit in with the in crowd. Do U think the way I felt was wrong??
The Body Image of a Teenage Girl
Unfortunately I understand exactly what you are talking about. There are sooooo many girls in high school and even at a younger age still who are so concerned with their weight that they forget about the things that truly matter in life.
On the other hand, it's totally awesome that Dove has launched commercials with real women and Hanes has jumped on the band wagon too. We see real women, beautiful women that we can model ourselves after without feeling like we never look good enough. There are also shows on TV right now like Ugly Betty and even women in the media like Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, America Ferrara, and newcomer Nikki Blonsky who portray a beautiful and healthy body image that doesn't lead to bulimia or anorexia.
Peace Out & Love Yourself for you own beauty,
Megan
Body Image
I really feel that the media does a great influence on thousands of girls and consequently causes them to feel insecure.
This is a very closed minded
This is a very closed minded and uneducated view of eating disorders. Eating disorders are first and foremost a MENTAL illness and are not always about wanting to fit in. The idea that bulimia is easy is completly offensive and wrong. Eating disorders start just like any other mental disorder, depression for instance. People start shuting themselves off from other people sometimes if they are clynically depressed. Eating disorders are no different from any other type of mental disorder and by no means is it a easy way to lose weight. The mental anguish that is gone through, and the pain of knowing you are hurting not only yourself but others as well, and trying to get yourself to stop and you just don't know how. Bulimics also tend to be at or above a normal weight, so it by no means is an easy way to lose weight. Quite a few actually end up gaining weight.
Please get your facts straight before saying things like this.
wat we got to do is prevent
wat we got to do is prevent them from doing this. think about how many teens lives have been demolished because of the media
I am in no way supporting
I am in no way supporting the media's image. However, I think that teens should also be taught and learn how to differentiate between what a real person looks like and someone who has gone through scores of cosmetic surgeries. The media feeds more of this image, because they know they have an audience for it.