How to Stop the Media Attack on Your Body
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How to Combat the Media's Impact on Body Image
Overview
A staggering 53% of 13-year-old girls and 80% of adult women experience daily dissatisfaction with their bodies. It doesn't have to be this way. We naturally come in different shapes and sizes, and we shouldn't allow the media to dictate a singular standard of beauty.
The Problem with Media-Driven Body Ideals
I'm sure I'm not alone in my frustration with media messages suggesting that natural, curvy bodies are unacceptable. It's disheartening to hear even young children criticizing their own bodies, influenced by unrealistic standards.
The ideal of extreme thinness is a media creation, not a natural norm. This portrayal, which often resembles the physique of teenage boys with exaggerated features, sets an unattainable standard for most women?"achievable only through extreme measures like starvation or surgery. These harmful messages contribute to eating disorders and widespread dissatisfaction.
Taking a Stand
We need to challenge the notion that only one body type is beautiful. We can resist the media's pursuit of profit at the expense of our self-esteem. The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is actively working to dismantle these harmful messages through their Media Watchdog program.
How You Can Help
1. Join the NEDA Media Watchdog Program: Monitor magazines, television, and radio. Share your observations with NEDA, whether they're positive or negative.
2. Write Letters: NEDA composes letters of praise or protest each quarter, which have successfully led to over half the protested ads being discontinued.
3. Be a Voice for Change: By participating, you lend strength to a collective effort to end harmful media portrayals.
What to Watch For
Protest:
- Ads that promote body dissatisfaction or thinness as the only ideal.- Media that mocks or devalues people based on body size.
- Idealization of unhealthy practices like extreme dieting.
- Depictions of emaciated models as icons of beauty.
- Fitness advertisements that prioritize thinness over health and enjoyment.
Praise:
- Ads celebrating people of all sizes and promoting healthy eating.- Content that highlights natural diversity and life enjoyment.
Take Action
Consider writing your own letters of praise or protest directly to advertisers or media outlets. Let them know we won't tolerate negative body portrayals and that we value diverse, positive images. Also, support companies that promote healthy body diversity.
Join the Movement
Acknowledging companies for their positive messages is crucial. Every contribution towards embracing healthy body diversity matters. Thank businesses for endorsing a culture that celebrates health and diverse beauty.
[Join the NEDA Watchdog program](http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=300) and make a difference.
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Be part of a movement advocating for a media landscape that values and respects all body types.
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