Are You Beach Body Ready Analysis

Eighty percent of women report that they are insecure because of the images on television and in movies. This was admitted in the article “How Do I Look?” in an issue of People’s magazine in 2000. Only ten percent of the women that were interviewed said that they are completely satisfied with their body. How could the media have this much control? According to this poll ninety percent of women are not completely satisfied with how they look. The statistics are even worse for teenagers and children. Many steps need to be taken as a world wide community to lessen the media's effects on young women; young women are choosing unhealthy methods to lose weight, young women are thinking less of themselves because of the media, and overall the media has too much say in what the average citizen should do and say.

A lot of controversy has arisen because of an ad on a subway wall in London. Protein World, the one behind the advertisement, has since changed their advertisements to be more body positive. The original ad said, “Are You Beach Body Ready”, and had a petite young woman posing on it. The advertisement was for a weight loss supplement, but the poster was ridiculed and graffitied over. Many women have issues with body image and comparing how they look compared to models and superstars. Young women have a particularly difficult time with body image. Statistics show that girls start worrying about their weight even before their teenage years. The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders has an article, “Eating Disorder Statistics” which states, “81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat”. It is a shame that children this young are worrying about the way they look. When women start worrying about their weight it can ultimately lead to serious disorders, or in extreme cases,