“Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.” — Baal Shem Tov
What do you think of the size and shape of your body? If your answer is less than positive, you are in good company. Upwards of 85% of women of all sizes think they should be smaller. And women aren’t the only ones with poor body image. About 45% of men are not satisfied either. One of the culprits in this growing body image epidemic is the unrealistic portrayal of the perfect body by the media. And due to technological advances, we are now able to digitally slim, airbrush, or otherwise alter people’s looks in photographs and videos, making the idealistic body even more mythical and impractical for the average person to obtain.
If it’s true that most women never acquire the pencil-thin figure of runway models and most men won’t ever achieve the muscle upon muscle look portrayed on the magazine covers, then why does that standard continue to permeate our society? That’s a good question and one worth examining.
Three Words – Large, Profitable Industry
The fashion industry, the cosmetic industry, and the diet industry are just a few of the commercial markets that profit from making people want what they probably won’t ever get. After all, if the media can shame you into believing that you are not the right size, then you might feel so bad about yourself that you.............read more
What do you think of the size and shape of your body? If your answer is less than positive, you are in good company. Upwards of 85% of women of all sizes think they should be smaller. And women aren’t the only ones with poor body image. About 45% of men are not satisfied either. One of the culprits in this growing body image epidemic is the unrealistic portrayal of the perfect body by the media. And due to technological advances, we are now able to digitally slim, airbrush, or otherwise alter people’s looks in photographs and videos, making the idealistic body even more mythical and impractical for the average person to obtain.
If it’s true that most women never acquire the pencil-thin figure of runway models and most men won’t ever achieve the muscle upon muscle look portrayed on the magazine covers, then why does that standard continue to permeate our society? That’s a good question and one worth examining.
Three Words – Large, Profitable Industry
The fashion industry, the cosmetic industry, and the diet industry are just a few of the commercial markets that profit from making people want what they probably won’t ever get. After all, if the media can shame you into believing that you are not the right size, then you might feel so bad about yourself that you.............read more
