The world is plagued with an epidemic, an epidemic that has no apparent cure that kills and memes all in its path. I speak of course about the human body and how the world shifting influences in media and in history constantly change it for the better or worse. Of late it has been a particularly forward problem as though they have been around for more than seventy year eating disorders that affect your body weight in a negative way, either dramatically reducing weight and metabolism or gaining weight in excess. The causes of these disorder, which most common in teens, is low self esteem and stress and pressure to cope with everyday life. The television and magazines today set the most negative effect as all that’s shown in the way of body shape is thin, muscular or blonde unless its one of those lets help the fat people shows, which insult even a monkey’s intelligence. The more common body shape in today’s society needs to make a comeback as it would show that the majority of teens can maintain a healthy functioning body without going to endless lengths to nip, tuck and bench press their way to popularity.
‘The influence of fashion magazines on the body image satisfaction of college women: an exploratory analysis.’ by Sherry L. Turner, Heather Hamilton, Meija Jacobs, Laurie M. Angood, Deanne Hovde Dwyer.
In a sample survey performed with a group of mid high school teens 75% of the girls believed that more slender buts and thighs would be a blessing. As this may be the case that these girls probably don’t have enormous or voluptuous abdomens, this is again the result from the media pushing on young women a slim long legged taught buttock stereotype. And that’s all it is, a stereotype.




