Being a girl, I have a lot of interaction with media in the form of advertisement. Women and young girls are posted everywhere. Magazines, television, movies, billboards, and the internet are overflowing with beautiful women, with perfect bodies, skin, hair, and make-up. Seeing these all the time every day, young girls start to believe that they need to look like these women. They believe that this look is "real" and not photo-shopped or airbrushed like they really are. This has become a problem, many girls are trying to act older and changing themselves to transform into these 90 pound models.
Censorship should be put into effect on many television stations as well. On VH1 there are numerous shows where women are practically naked. The producers and writers of these shows should think about how this is affecting young girls. Would they want their daughters walking around, talking the way these ladies do, or dressing the way they dress. All of these forms of media are just looking for money, and this needs to stop. Here is a video that I found on Dove's website that shows the extent to which the media world goes to make you think that you need to buy products to be beautiful.
Some girls are smart enough to know that this is not real life, women do not just look like this. But, the majority of young women strive to be skinnier, tanner, and prettier than the girl next to them. We need to show these girls that they are beautiful just being themselves. They need to know that it is healthy to eat and have a normal diet and life. Every single person is beautiful and the media needs to figure out a new way to advertise their products. No more discrimination, and no more risking lives.
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