... The media relates thinness to happiness, success, love, sex. ...
Eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, are becoming all too common. Yet, the question still remains, what are the causes and factors contributing to this destructive behavior, and what kind of impact is the media contributing to these problems. ... Since the media is view as the “norm” or “desired” it makes sense that those who can not look like the “norm” or what is thought to be “beautiful” would only feel unaccepted by society, and ugly; which leads to negative views of self. ... Because of the increasing amounts of the objectifying of men in advertisements men are acquiring problems usually associated with women; eating disorders, body obsessions, and low physical self-esteem.
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