The Media's View On Our Bodies by Mia Rakita https://padlet.com/mia_185961/imr1gtqliu8z A little part of a project for my health class where I answer some questions about body image through popular media. en-us 2017-01-10 03:07:10 UTC 2017-01-11 01:10:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Where does our notion of an 'ideal body' come from? mia_185961 https://padlet.com/mia_185961/imr1gtqliu8z/wish/146415311 Our idea of what our bodies should look come from media, and any type. Online or print media shows models as 'perfect', making us believe that that is the way to look, when in reality, we are all different. ]]> 2017-01-11 00:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mia_185961/imr1gtqliu8z/wish/146415311 Why do we think we should look a certain way? mia_185961 https://padlet.com/mia_185961/imr1gtqliu8z/wish/146415570 As society itself has specified that these model bodies are perfect, it puts the idea in our heads that we must look that way. Most people use it as a means to get popular clothing, makeup, perfume, etc., but others take it far and even resort to anorexia, bulimia, and other disorders to make their own body perfect, when perfection isn't key.]]> 2017-01-11 01:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mia_185961/imr1gtqliu8z/wish/146415570 Who controls what we see in the media? mia_185961 https://padlet.com/mia_185961/imr1gtqliu8z/wish/146415812 Well, the answer to this is simple. Most would say that it's the people who write or make the media, but of course that's the lazy answer. If you really look into it, we control what's in the media. Perfect bodies have been becoming much more flavorful in the media because of popular protest. If we don't like this ideal image of perfection, someone will change that. Hence why Calvin Klein now has plus-sized models, and how natural hair is becoming more popular in the modeling industry. Before all of this, perfect bodies were created and did exist, and were a certain way because of public opinion of what man and woman should look like. But now our opinions are changing and industries and marketers are looking towards what the people want as a means to get more money from the majority of the public.]]> 2017-01-11 01:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mia_185961/imr1gtqliu8z/wish/146415812