In this week's readings, Wachs and Dworkin, who supported the "yes" side of the argument stated that health magazine ads tell men and women that a healthy body image is attainable if they buy certain products and causes the men and women to fear fat. Levine and Murnen who supported the no atricle said that the assumption that media causes eating disorders was too limited. They then focus on other ways besides media that tend to inflict negative body i mages on girls.
Both arguments make valid points, I however feel that negative body images aren't as prevelent as they once were. Now a days, it seems as though the focus has shifted. I remeber when I was younger during the mid 90s there was a craze amongst models called heroin chic. It was the look that everyone was going for, where models had pale skin, dark circles around their eyes and protuding bones. I don't see trends liek that these days. The focus seems to be on natural beauty and health. In fact, the media often brings negative attention to those stars who have an eating disorder or apear to have one. Kim Kardashian, America's leading media personality, is one of the curviest women in the business and peole love her for that. Again I think this comes down to values and where you learn them, and the media certainly isn't the most reliable source in teaching life values.
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