Body image Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of Does Skinny Equal Beautiful?.

Body image Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of Does Skinny Equal Beautiful?.
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Does Skinny Equal Beautiful?

Summary: A great deal of pressure exists on females to be skinny in today's society, to the point that they put their health at risk in order to be considered attractive by that society. This pressure and the depression that it can cause leads to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, as well as the use of diet pills, laxatives, and even cocaine to control one's weight.
Does Skinny Equal Beautiful"

What constitutes a woman as beautiful? Is it a genial personality? That might have been an appealing trait in the years past, but these days a woman must be unsightly skinny to be considered beautiful. In years past, a woman with a little meat on their bones was considered attractive. This has caused the female race a great deal of distress. Every female has a desire to be seen as attractive. She wants to be received well by society. Women are being driven to take drastic measures for approval. Females will do anything to be skinny so that they are socially accepted as beautiful, even if that means putting their health in jeopardy.

There are many determinants for this conviction in society. However, the major cause for this conviction is the media. Rarely does society see a female celebrity that is not skinny. If...

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