Media Reflects the Society and the Majority

It would be very easy to say that the result for the American public having such poor understanding of their bodies and as a collective group constantly striving for unrealistic expectations and beauty standards is a result of the media when it is really the result of the people in the society that allow and push forth these standards and beliefs. I do not like the images that Americans, including myself, are striving to achieve but i am willing to take the responsibility for being someone who agrees and in some ways likes the unrealistic image of beauty that many Americans strive for. I like skinny girls, that have bodies that are kept in constant shape and have a very limited amount of fat. I am willing to admit that and I'm also willing to admit that some people can't handle being so skinny or being a part of that standard but the fact of the matter is that this standard speaks for a majority, not one that is 50% or 80% but one that is maybe 1 in 3 and everyone else falls into other groups of how they view beauty. The images that are put forth by the media are ones that speak out to the largest group and the largest group, in some ways including me, likes the images and agrees with them. Don't be upset or feel inferior that you aren't skinny, or whatever else the media shows beauty to be, as others in the world and around you don't all agree to those standards and everyone has a place where they fit and can be beautiful.