Our society sets a standard for beauty that is really
unreachable, and it doesn’t only affect women ( 18-30) it starts a lot younger
than you may think.
She knows media brought together a group of young girls and
asked those questions about body image. There is such a sense of honesty when
you ask kids real life questions. If this discussion was held with older women,
I’m sure these answers would have been completely different.
The first group of girls (14-16) discussed body image and the media . One
girl commented
“You can try to be like these celebrities that have really big butts and A tiny waist.” Another girl said “Ill look at a lot of pictures and be like Wow , I wish I had that body but , its not really possible.” More than ever having a bigger butt is more popular, because so many celebrities are idolized because of theirs. I can’t count how many times a week, I see images on social media of women being praised and admired for theirs. Teenagers shouldn’t be focused on trying to have their bodies look like celebrities they see . It just starts a pattern of not feeling like you are not good enough.
“You can try to be like these celebrities that have really big butts and A tiny waist.” Another girl said “Ill look at a lot of pictures and be like Wow , I wish I had that body but , its not really possible.” More than ever having a bigger butt is more popular, because so many celebrities are idolized because of theirs. I can’t count how many times a week, I see images on social media of women being praised and admired for theirs. Teenagers shouldn’t be focused on trying to have their bodies look like celebrities they see . It just starts a pattern of not feeling like you are not good enough.
Although these images of beauty that we may see may not be necessarily geared towards younger girls (6- 12) they still have an affect on them . It’s sad to think that an 8 year old may look at herself and not think she’s pretty enough. The younger girls in this workshop left the biggest impression on me. They were so positive, and so confident with their opinions. “Fat people can still be pretty , thin people can be really ugly .” Another little girl said “Other people may look at you and think that you’re prettier than you think that you are . You shouldn’t be doubting yourself.” We can learn a lot from these young girls. Somehow as we get older, as girls we may lose sight of that. There is beauty in everyone, and we let society’s image and standard of beauty define how we see ourselves. I hope you share this video . This can be used to start a discussion at home.
If young girls don’t learn about positive body image at home , they will learn it from the media. #hatchkids
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