Body image Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 5 pages of analysis of Body Image.

Body image Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 5 pages of analysis of Body Image.
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Body Image

Summary: Bodies in America are no longer a quality unique to each person as they once were. Females especially are told through the media and by males how they are "supposed" to look, no matter how their bodies are naturally shaped. Female body image is an ever-lurking thought haunting women's minds. So what is the "right body to have as an American woman? Is there even such a thing? The standards for a woman's body, are generally not shared by my community. While in a predominately white community, women are expected to be five feet seven with very little body fat; the classic tall and thin body type--the body of a model, the curvey body is the goal of all American women. There is a happy medium between an anorexic supermodel and an overweight fast-food junkie.
Bodies in America are no longer a quality unique to each person as they once were. Females especially are told through the media and by males how they are "supposed" to look, no matter how their bodies are naturally shaped. Female body image is an ever-lurking thought haunting women's minds. So what is the "right body to have as an American woman? Is there even such a thing? My attitudes about my body, as well as the standard for a woman's body, are generally not shared by my community. While in a predominately white community, women are expected to be five feet seven with very little body fat; the classic tall and thin body type--the body of a model, I don't fit this mold or view this as the right standard for women, but I also don't believe obesity is acceptable. I strive to be healthy and strong...

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