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Negative affects that Social Media causes on Body Imaging

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Negative affects that Social Media causes on Body Imaging

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'We walked into a store and I began to browse the racks, my mother walked over to a sales woman asking where we would be able to find my size. She answered with “We only go up to a size eight here”.'

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"One prime example includes the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. A recent study [1] conducted by Dove as part of this campaign found that only 4 percent of women around the world consider themselves to be beautiful. Through social media campaigns, empowering videos and more, Dove is successfully changing the conversation on what it means to be beautiful."

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"The character is not defined by her gender, and she demonstrates that women can be mythical heroes just as effectively as men. She is also an independently existing character and not the family member of a main male character in the game."

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"Then there’s Jade, a character from the 2003 title Beyond Good and Evil who represents progress because there were plans to have her defy stereotypes from the start. The character’s creator, Michel Ansel, wanted her to be well rounded and not further the clichés of female characters who act like males."

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming, and Why It Needs to Be Stopped

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming, and Why It Needs to Be Stopped

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Above all, our bodies are our own, not invitations for public commentary.

And, not invitations for public analysis.

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming, and Why It Needs to Be Stopped

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming, and Why It Needs to Be Stopped

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"Unfortunately, eating disorders can be caused by a history of being teased or ridiculed based on size or weight."

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"The #WhatMakesMeBeautiful campaign to encourage women to celebrate personality traits, talents, and other factors outside of appearance that make them beautiful."
"The #WhatMakesMeBeautiful campaign was a viral success within the eating disorder community and beyond, once again displaying the intense need for social media movements that celebrate self-love and looking at beauty through a different lens."

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming, and Why It Needs to Be Stopped

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming, and Why It Needs to Be Stopped

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"Not surprisingly, body shamed women also feel ashamed of natural bodily functions. For instance, menstruating, sweating, and eating became problems to hide. As a result, they tend to deny themselves quality care, leading to more illness and disease."

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming, and Why It Needs to Be Stopped

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming, and Why It Needs to Be Stopped

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"Social anxiety often result from a sense of rejection regarding weight or physical attributes."

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming & Why It Needs to Stop

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The Harmful Effects of Body Shaming & Why It Needs to Stop

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"Thus, the idea that anyone needs to be humiliated into a healthy lifestyle ignores that person’s right to respect and compassion.And, respect and compassion are two important factors for fostering self love."

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Body shaming: a hidden issue in our society

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Body shaming: a hidden issue in our society

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Too fat. Too skinny. Flat-chested. Hot piece of a–. These are remarks that girls have received for far too long, yet so many people choose to ignore the body shaming that is and has always been present in our lives.

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'These days Barbie is portrayed by the media as the perfect girl with the perfect body and the ideal looks that make men attracted to them. Seeing how Barbie is portrayed as the perfect woman makes girls believe that they have to be like her and change themselves to become “the perfect woman”.'-

Real Life Barbie?

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Evidence that society pushes the "perfect" body even to very young females. Also showing young males that they should only look for a female who fits this complex.

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"Twenty years ago models on average were eight percent less than average American women. Now they weigh twenty-three percent less. Ten years ago plus sized models typically ranged from size twelve to size  eighteen, now the size span only ranges from a size six to a size fourteen (Harriet Brown)."-Negative affects that Social Media causes on Body Imaging

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Body shaming: a hidden issue in our society

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Body shaming: a hidden issue in our society

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The most irritating thing is that we all do it. We see a person who looks different from our personal idea of “the perfect body” and think about what features could be different. And it’s disgusting. It’s harassment. But it’s not punished, because everyone takes part in it.

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Positive Uses of Social Media in Body Image Advocacy

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Positive Uses of Social Media in Body Image Advocacy

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"In 2014, Victoria’s Secret came under fire for launching an ad campaign featuring a handful of top Victoria’s Secret models standing in a row with the words “The Perfect ‘Body’” emblazoned across the front. This was a play on words to introduce additions to their Body by Victoria line, but the harmful nature of those words next to images of slim, likely photoshopped models led to a public outcry."

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"There were also complaints about the character’s unnaturally large breasts. Those reportedly began as a joke shared in the office of her creators, but they were supported since the gaming audience for the Lara Croft series was predominantly male."

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Negative affects that Social Media causes on Body Imaging

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Negative affects that Social Media causes on Body Imaging

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'Women with smaller frames can also feel targeted with saying such as “Don’t you ever eat?”, “You are so skinny, is that healthy for you?” and so many other phrases.'

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Nowadays even the models said to be "plus size" have had a limited placed on them because in society their is a beauty standard.

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"There is speculation that when individuals see so much violence against women within the game, they won’t feel as shocked by it in real life. If this is true, Grand Theft Auto could be one of the many things perpetuating violence against females. Some experts say women who work in the sex industry are already at an elevated risk for being harmed by clients, and that Grand Theft Auto isn’t helping that statistic go down."

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"There were several notable instances of female characters being cast as the antagonists in video games beginning in the early 90s."

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"The introduction of Lara Croft in the 90s presented what is now considered to be one of the first strong female characters not just in video games, but in media in general. However, Croft was depicted in tight pants and midriff-baring tops, and people asserted that this meant the focus was not on her strength, but on her sexuality."