In my opinion, eating disorders are on the rise for both men and women because in today’s society people are easily influenced by the media. There is a lot of pressure from models and celebrities that we see on television, flyers, social media, etc. People look up to these models and celebrities and go through drastic measures to look just like them, forgetting that most of these celebrities were not born that way, that most of them went through surgery to get the look they have today.

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Victoria’s secret sells bras and lingerie but all of their models are always skinny. This photo’s slogan says “A body for every body” but if we look at each model, they are all skinny. Some people that are not as petite might feel bad that they are not all that skinny and they might take drastic measures to lose weight in order to look like those models.
A photo like this can affect my own thinking about body image because it makes it seem like you HAVE to be skinny and have a flat stomach in order to be able to wear the stuff they sell. Today's media doesn’t only show skinny girls but they also show skinny girls with big curves. I feel that media has not really changed the way I think about my body. I personally, feel comfortable in my skin. It could be that sometimes I wish I had bigger curves like some celebrities but then I remember most of them are fake so I go back to feeling good about myself.
I think what we can do as a society to change how photos like this create our perceptions of body image is to post flyers out there and on social media to spread the word on how everybody’s body is different and that is ok. We can inform people that it is not a bad thing to have a different body. That everyone is different and also to remind them that most of those “perfect bodies” they see on the media are either photoshopped or they have gone through surgery.

Hello Kevin

I really liked the picture you chose, it shows a clear difference in the two campaigns. If you look at the Dove campaign you see more variety in body types, ethnicity, etc. Unlike the Victoria's secret campaign. 

Hi Jazmine

I am glad to hear that you are now confident in your own skin. I know it's hard to look at ourselves and think that were beautiful especially when society has become very superficial thanks to the media, but we all have to love ourselves for who we are. We all need to come together to let it be known that what we see in magazines and social media is not real. There's all sorts of things, like Photoshop and makeup, that make these models look the way they look in pictures.