alejandro's introduction:
People all over the world have once in their lifetime experienced being targeted by the people who create the way a man or woman's body image should look. I have personally felt like one of the people being victimized by the magazine and media industry. Ever since i was i was a child i have been skinny, and growing up I've always received both compliments and insults about my physical appearance but even the compliments felt like insults to me. I would always try to hide how skinny i am by wearing sweaters when i could because i was so insecure to even have my arms show. The media makes it seem like only people who look to be overweight or just big in general are the ones who get looked down on and they're the only ones who are ashamed of who they are, but in reality society has created this world wide image of how someone should look and its not just people who are big--it's also those of us that are deemed "too skinny".
I grew up to hate the way i look, it got to a point where i couldn't even see myself in the mirror without a shirt on because what i saw in the mirror is not what people show in the magazines or TV. I reached a point where i wanted to change the way i look so i ate until i couldn't eat no more or until i threw up i did this for 2 days straight. i was going to try for a 3rd day but then i realized that this is not the way to change and i was most likely harming myself more this way. Up to today i have learned to be comfortable in my skin and not let the idea get to my head, i still struggle here and there but I'm learning how to cope with it by slowly accepting myself for the skin I'm in and embracing my true image.
Body image is this idea that society has created over time that has been shown to the public to display what the "perfect body" should look like according to well known magazines or popular TV shows.
Due to the false images of body image perpetuated by and through the media, the need for natural, unedited images of diverse men and women will decrease issues of self-esteem.
I grew up to hate the way i look, it got to a point where i couldn't even see myself in the mirror without a shirt on because what i saw in the mirror is not what people show in the magazines or TV. I reached a point where i wanted to change the way i look so i ate until i couldn't eat no more or until i threw up i did this for 2 days straight. i was going to try for a 3rd day but then i realized that this is not the way to change and i was most likely harming myself more this way. Up to today i have learned to be comfortable in my skin and not let the idea get to my head, i still struggle here and there but I'm learning how to cope with it by slowly accepting myself for the skin I'm in and embracing my true image.
Body image is this idea that society has created over time that has been shown to the public to display what the "perfect body" should look like according to well known magazines or popular TV shows.
Due to the false images of body image perpetuated by and through the media, the need for natural, unedited images of diverse men and women will decrease issues of self-esteem.