Summary Of Daniel Harris's Celebrity Bodies

Flawless Famous People’s Physiques as Forces for Fitness? In his essay, “Celebrity Bodies,” Daniel Harris asserts that the majority of Americans would be healthier if they strove to be just like the celebrities they adore and seek perfection in their appearance. While it is true that many Americans could benefit from an increased amount of exercise and motivation to get in shape driven by the flawless physiques of famous people, such intense concentration on personal image and appearance can actually be extremely harmful. No person is perfect, and putting so much worth into looks and how people perceive one another can lead someone to being depressed and unhappy with him or herself. Exercise and fitness should be emphasized in the American

If a teenager or pre-teen is focused on particular celebrities and their goal is too look like them, it is not difficult to slip into acting like them as well, or at least being influenced by their behavior and perceived attitudes. The media abounds with bad examples of celebrity behavior, from Justin Bibber driving recklessly to Miley Cyrus parading around scantily clothed, and although every celebrity is not a terrible role model, a disproportionate amount of them can be found to have shaky morals and seem to have let the attention that they receive affect their behavior. In addition, the perfect bodies that most of them display are not realistic and in some cases not even naturally attainable, thanks to the modern tools of plastic surgery, augmentations, liposuction, and other cosmetic surgeries. The media too contributes to the unreal portrayal of models and famous people by using airbrushing on pictures and other editing that lead regular people to compare their bodies to images that are not even humanly possible. The Barbie-like models that girls compare themselves to and the ripped and muscled men that boys compare their bodies to are often completely unnatural and the people who have somehow attained them are,

This is not to say that Christians should be complacent and never seek to improve themselves, but that God has equipped us each with the tools and abilities that we need to serve him and that he loves us with a love that we cannot even begin to understand. Our bodies are tools with which we can glorify God, and keeping them in good shape is a way to respect him and show him honor. However, being dissatisfied with our bodies actually disrespects the work that God has put into us because it is as if we are saying that he did not do well enough when he created us, which is certainly not true. Exercise and healthy eating are essential and should be prioritized, but this should be kept in perspective because the things that really matter will last much longer than the perfect body or the beautiful face will. A relationship with God and being able to serve him with our lives is what ultimately