People are way too concerned with their bodies and how people perceive them. Mostly girls, but some guys too, are caught up in the need and desire to have that perfect body that it seems only supermodels can get. Fat kids take diet pills to thin out and some people develope diseases such as Bulimia and Anorexia. But should we really be paying attention that much to stick our fingers down our throats and "chuck" the excess weight away?
I tended to side with the first article by Jillian Croll. She presented the facts such as viewing more TV than attending school. Its true, our kids are affected by what they see on TV. The Second article by Eric Wilson seemed a little more opionionated than the first article but still helpful. While the first article focused more on charts and statistics where as the second article also had more statistics but it was more reader friendly and easier to digest.
Ultimately, kids are going to be influenced by what they see around them, its all part of being a kid. Whether you like it or not, kids are going to go through this. Maybe rather than getting rid of the barbies or censoring any part of Nicole Richie that seems to send the wrong messages, parents need to control what their kids watch and help them out when they do get self-conscious about maybe looking too fat. Thats what parents are for, guide their kids and help them out whenever nessicary...
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Body image has seen to become so important over that last few years.I believe the problem for a persons body image specially in young females is the media. People look up to celebrities and when their young they don't know better then try to be just like some star they like. Nicole Richie is a great example of a horrific role model as is Lindsey Lohan. If a young girl sees one of these girls underage drinking and becoming skinny as a rail they get the idea that it is okay for them to do it as well. The media has a strange way of over or under hyping certain situations and making people look the way they do is just one of the small things they are able to accomplish.
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