Negative Impacts Of Body Image

1 Peter 3:3-4 (NIV) “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” Body Image is a big issue in today’s society with reality television, magazines, and commercials that are constantly pushing the newest diets to their audiences. Research today shows that many people, women and young girls, especially feel the need to live up to the ideals of Hollywood, what they see on television daily through sitcoms and commercials, as well as print media which all glorify a small body.

The influence that television has over people, especially women, is astounding. Many women and young girls look to the television and their favorite actresses for how they should look and even act. Today on television, the women in America are inundated with images of skinny women. These images have an effect on women of all ages and gives them a distorted view of reality and what people should truly look like. Consequently, this type of dissatisfaction with the body is especially prevalent in teens. The Girl Scout Research Institute conducted a survey of

Mike and Molly is a good example of a sitcom with a couple that is not on the skinny side. This shows that it is okay to be large and in love with each other on and off screen. Additionally, for young girls, Mattel is designing three new body types for Barbie, more true to the figures of the girls playing with them ("Barbie 's new shapes: Tall, petite and curvy," 2016). The more that Hollywood gets these images out to the public, the less women and young girls will feel the need to starve themselves for just the right look and accept themselves as they