There are so many famous people that have suffored and some even died from eating orders. People such as Karen Carpenter, Paula Abdul, Victoria Beckham, Kate Beckinsale, Kelly Clarkson, Sandra Dee, Jane Fonda, Janet Jackson, Mary-Kate Olsen, Tara Reid, Christina Ricci, Ashlee Simpson, and Kate Winslet just to name a few. (recovered professonals) All these people are in the media all the time. People just think there skinny they dont know there dealing with eating disorders to. There should be more eating disorder awarness in the media. It would be nice to see people trying to put a stop to it instead of helping increase the number of cases. Alot of people dont know how bad eating disorders are and how many people they are really affecting. Maybe if the world was educated on disorders there would be more people trying to help. Matthew Tiemeyer said "The media has no face and no name, and it's easy to think that it is powerless. It's the media's responsibility to cultivate a better perspective on body image and eating disorders in our own circles of influence." (The Media's Influence) If more people thought like Tiemeyer the media wouldn't be so dangorous to teenage girls. Celebrities look the way they do because of the immense pressure they face from the media to look good, and it is the media that bombards the general public with their images. It would be foolish to say to say that the media is all to blame, as it is known eating disorders arise from a number of interrelated, complex issues. However, the media certainly has an important role to play in the messages impressionable, young people receive about the cultural ideal of physical perfection.(Messages from the media)
recovered professonals. "Famous people with eating disorders.." May 15, 2008
Tiemeyer, Matthew . "The Media's Influence on Eating Disorders." May 16 2008
"Messages from the media." May 16 2008
2 comments:
Amy i would agree with what your saying people have on idea that this can kill people.Famous people have way to much on there mind and to think about there weight to it's to much for them.Girls just want to be just like them so they try to lose alot of weight to be like them in a way.
I do believe that the media has a strong influence on the young and teenage minds. Because they see these actress and models so toothpick skinny majority of the younger ages think that thats what they should look like. The media sends bad messages to the young gullible minds. I find your research very interesting and knowledgeable.
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