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Girls Affected By The Concept Of The Ideal Body

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Girls are pretty much the most affected by the concept of the ideal/perfect body because they care how they look to not only themselves but also others. Tons of people care how they look and plenty of people set a goal on what to look like but there is still people who are not motivated to do so because they are put down. Girls aren’t the only ones to be affected though, older women, boys and men also are affected. Causes of the perfect body are eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression. There are different perfect bodies for girls but yet it is the PERFECT BODY. Models have a certain weight and height they have to be so obviously girls think they have to be the same way. For a typical girl that goes to school the perfect body consists …show more content…

Looking at male celebrities, the perfect body is alike to any other guy. Bullies are usually the cause of low self- esteems because they make people feel like they are not worth anything. Bullies are really no ones because they put people down because they do not want to be below them. Bullying is a big issue with the perfect body concept because if someone doesn’t have it then bullies think it’s okay to bully them for it. Bullies themselves might not have a perfect body but no one bullies them because they are superior since they make fun of people and others don’t believe they can stand up to them. Bullies are not the only ones that put people down for being overweight or being too skinny or even not being big enough for guys. Parents, siblings, peers, friends, coaches and just people all around bring people down for not being perfect and having flaws. Yet no one is perfect so why is the perfect body so big in our society. Parents tell their kids “stop being lazy, go out and do something” yet they don’t do anything in order to help them. Half the time parents don’t even give them permission to leave. People with siblings better looking than them, don’t feel like they are good …show more content…

There are running workouts if one enjoys running. There are jumping roping workouts. There are workouts for whatever one enjoys doing. One can go to the gym to workout. One can stay at home or even go to park. Getting a partner to work out with is always recommended because both individuals are there to encourage each other to achieve their goals and be there whenever one feels like they cannot continue. Yet some girls don’t have the motivation to aim for the perfect body so they don’t go and do it the right away by eating healthy or going to the gym. Instead, girls stop eating which makes them unhealthy and becomes anorexia. Other girls keep eating but make themselves throw up right away to not gain weight and they become bulimic. Both anorexia and bulimia cause long term emotional health issues. Girls become depressed because they don’t have or think they have the body they want. It is bad that girls become depressed because it will usually lead to suicide. There is dangerous to where eating disorders can harm the brain and heart and it could lead to heart failure. Girls can stop getting their periods. Eating disorders affect girls breathing and their blood rate drops. One may become dehydrated which could lead to

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