The perfect woman in the media is it really the image of what a woman is to look like in oder to be accepted by society.
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On the outside looking at the inner self,
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In the movies, advertisements, music vidoes and magazines woman are used as sex object to attract the attention of people.The media treats woman as objects or robots that are programmed to be this perfect talking heads. As woman are we made to believe that our values are based on how we look on the outside. When growing up as little girls, media tells us that we have to: spend hours in using all our energy and money working on our image. Media turns women into these unrealistic dolls or robots, taking out the fact that we are human being: we have scars, wrinkles and blamishes, unlike actors and models who are tall, have flowless faces, and white teeth www.upstreamdownstream.org. Is our look really our great assets? I think not, as images of women portrayed in the media are unrealistc, enhanced, airbrushed and manipulated using a computer.
The society and media stereotypes women as sexual playthings, mothers, caretakers and as belong in the kitchen. A woman's standards has increased, in the olden days models and actors weighed 8% less than the average woman and now they weigh 23% less than the avarage woman. According to statistics only 5% of woman meet the perfect standard naturally, but this is unbelieveble to some woman as they are exposed to the perfect woman everyday in tv, magazine and billboards etc . We are made to feel not good enough and once the insecurities, negetivities and dissatisfaction sets in ourselves, we give into masseges shoved down our throats everyday by media.
The Media's portrayal of how a woman should look to be accepted by society has led to: teenage eating disorders, anorexia and bad body images www.jeanielitereview.blogspot.com. Teenage girls starve themselves and throw up after eating trying to fit into society and to be accepted. Is being anorexic and bone skinny the way women are supposed to look? A woman is not to be judged by how they look but by the qualities they have to offer. As a Zulu man says “I like my woman big and beautiful”, those are the kind of man needed in the society.
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DeleteThat's true Thobeka the media potray women as the perfect objects, they are skinny because they make money out of that. you can be skinny for the media but the question is that how do you feel about that?
ReplyDeleteYes it all comes down to what you as a person feel about yourself, you can try to fit that perfect woman but that is not the really you. We don't have to live our lives according to what the media wants us to, we are not dolls that a created to look a certain way but we are created in the image of god and we are human beings. I think it’s about time women took a stand for what they believe in and stop being manipulated by the media, you are beautiful just the way you are despite what the media wants you to be. Let’s embrace our beauty and be proud of how we look, let your caves do the talking, don’t let your plus size body define you love yourself and shine with pride.
DeleteYes the media wants women to look a certain way in order to fit their perfection but that is not reality, reality is we are all different and that’s how we are. The only thing girls have to do is to never change yourself to be loved by someone else love yourself the way you are. Your body does not define who you are, so what if you don’t look like those actors and models there is nothing wrong.
ReplyDeleteIt's very hard for women to be living their lives according to what media what them to live like. Because honestly media has set these goals for us to walk, eat and dress in a certain manner, and bear in mind this goals are unreachable. It can only happen in fairytail life.
ReplyDeleteTrue that Mapule the woman the media wants women to look like is unrealistic and does not ecsisti how can human being look like a dol? they are not made out of plastic. This is not a fairytail it's really life.
DeleteThat is very difficult for women to live to the media's expectations of how they should look, but it all comes down to what a person wants just because the media wants women to look ascertain way that does not really mean they have to change. Ladies love yourselves, love your body and love the way you look, If it’s not Brocken don't fix it flaunt it.
ReplyDeleteI think its time people started to embrace what God gave them and accepted their bodies as they are
ReplyDeleteTrue that, we are all different and that is the way god created us to be. If you don't love yourself the way you are, how do you expect some else to love you? As they say if it's not broken don't fix it its perfect the way it is. Thanks for reading my blog hope you will enjoy the next one.
Deleteyou couldnt have said it better thobeka,i totally agree with our lives are beign controlled by the media,i believe we are different as poeple we can't all look the same because the media want us to look in a certain way but regardless of what the media says about women i think we as women should learn to accept how we look and stop being influenced by everything that media tells us.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on that one, we should not allow the media to control us and to tell us how we should look. I think as women we should take a stand and show the media and men that we love the way we are and that we won't change how we look just to please them. The media will always have something to say about the way women should look but it all comes down to what you as a person feel and want. Ladies lets ambries our beauty and show our Africa pride and be Abomama Africa abahle futhi abaziqhenyayo ngemizimbha yabo. I’m an Africa woman and nothing can change that.
DeleteI think its time now women start accepting and appreciating what ever they have been given by God, because media has lot of influence on how women should look like but only those who are strong enough will survive.
ReplyDeleteTrue that Jackie the media will always have something to say about how a woman should look. and yes those who are strong will survive but even those who are who easily influenced should be given support. Ladies love yourself the way you are if it's not broken don't fix it and never change yourself to please someone else. thanks for the comment much appreciated.
DeleteNice! Yah women need to just feel good from inside out....first love ourselves before we want to be loved!
ReplyDeletevery true, the way you look outside shoild never describe you.we must feel good and embrace ourselves for who we are.beauty starts from within.
ReplyDeleteYes girl that’s true because you may find that i look good on the outside but on the inside i feel the pain that I put my body through every day. And yes feeling beautiful should start from within. Thanks for reading my blog and i hope you will enjoy the next post.
Deletebeauty is within the eye of the beholder, wowmen should not be subjected to this kind of abuse just because we dont conform to the standards of society. variety is the spice of life whether we are skinny or curvy
ReplyDeleteTrue to that girl you couldn't have said batter we should not change the way we look to be accepted by society and yes this is abuse at its best. I t does not matter whether you have curves or you skinny we all beautifully in our own way.
DeleteThis is a beautiful topic and yes the media influenced women of all shapes in a wrong way.The is no criteria for a perfect body i think we as women need to learn to accept and love ourselves because it all start with us,movies and muc=sic videos promote sex and fake things!Real women have curves because a woman with no curves is like a jean with no pockets she would not know where to place her hands.
ReplyDeletefinally someone brings this up, woman are obsessed about their bodies especially their weight due to models they see on TV and magazines. in a perfect world, women with more meat are the ones that survive( hamba hamba sdudla).
ReplyDeleteI don't agree on that one some woman are obsessed with their bodies due to the fact that society accept them to look certain way. Yes in the real world isidudla is the real deal but man don't go for the real deal they go for skinny model look likes even you as a men you just saying that but deep down you know you want a skinny woman. thanks for the comment hope you enjoyed reading my blog and i hope you will enjoy the next post.
DeleteWell in a way media is to be blamed for defining the perfect body but I also blame people who have insecurities with their bodies, I mean if u don't like something then change it and if you can't try to work on it. But self-esteem should be a priority to women if you want to be controlled by what the media is saying then life won 't be simple instead it will be complex. So as people we should believe in ourselves!
ReplyDeleteYes the media is to blame but I don't agree with in change the way a person look just to fit in or to please anyone, I think that they should love themselves just the way they are. Low self-esteem has a lot to do with people want to change how they look, but that also comes from being compered to models on TV adds and magazine. As a person you should love you body the way it is whether they say its not perfect, no one is perfect you are perfect just the way you are. Thanks for the comment
DeleteIt is hard being a woman especially in the world that we live in today. We have to deal with magazines that act as constant reminders to us that we have to look a certain way in order to be perfect. But I say weather you are a girl who is curvious or not just be proud of your body, and never mind what people say.
ReplyDeleteTrue that girl it's very hard to be woman in this stay an age but I think it's up to a person to choose what they want for themselves. Those people we see in magazines should not make us feel bad about how we look they are photo shopped and computer manipulated. Love yourself and your body no matter what anyone thinks of you. Thanks for the comment
DeleteTrue that girl it's very hard to be woman in this stay an age but I think it's up to a person to choose what they want for themselves. Those people we see in magazines should not make us feel bad about how we look they are photo shopped and computer manipulated. Love yourself and your body no matter what anyone thinks of you. Thanks for the comment.
ReplyDeleteI think that we as woman are a bit hard on ourselves but its unavoidable considering the world that we live in and the comment say to you about the way you are. I believe that as women we should just accept the way we are and live with it and I also believe that GOD made us different for a reason I mean just imagine if we were all overweight,curvacious or we were all skinny or slender how would the world be like maybe we should take what we have make it positive be proud of ourselves and just accept who you are. If you believe something is not good for you or you do not want it ( e.g getting fat or skinny) then ovoid doing things that will get you there because you will end up being miserable for the rest of your life. therefore love your body and take care of it
ReplyDeleteTrue that but we should not let that bother us people will always have something to say whether you are thin or chubby. We should love that we are different and accept that god created us different for a reason. Yes we should love our bodies the way they are and accept that we are different and special in our own way. Thanks for the comment.
Deletei have learned that as a person you need to accept your self before you axpect people to accept you. you cant go around being depressed of how people feel and say about you. be proud of who you are and start your everyday life with a a big smile and confidence in yourself
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