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xtees_galx

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Hi i need some reserch for my A2 level exam in June. I need to hear people's opinions on;
'To what extent do celebrities in TV and Films influecnce young people's body images'. I would like to hear your everyone's opinion on my statement. Please help! THANKS .
 
A celebrity like Britney Spears influences me to make sure I am always able to afford clean underwear to put on before I leave my house. A good body image is important for all those pervs with the up-skirt cams.
Hope that helps.
 
I think that they do have some form of influence of the public because they are broadcasted around the world. So celebrities are some of very few people who are watched worldwide.

But I do think it's unfair that they good looked up on as role models because it's not like they signed up to be role models for the younger generation.

See if this document is any help to you:

www.eating-disorders.org.uk/docs/media.doc
 
theres such a strive in young girls to be thin i think personally its not nessasserily the celebrities fault but the media portray a message to the world and that is that in order to be successful you must be beautiful and if you got successful and your not so pretty its just luck?
 
xtees_galx said:
theres such a strive in young girls to be thin i think personally its not nessasserily the celebrities fault but the media portray a message to the world and that is that in order to be successful you must be beautiful and if you got successful and your not so pretty its just luck?
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I don't think you have to necessarily be pretty to be successful. But I do reckon appearance is important with celebrities. It sounds silly... but take all these Teen Drama's and stuff for example. May not be the type of person you'd go for. But they all just so happen to be Attractive? Some of them cant even act =P

Sorry I'm just going into a rant now...

 
ive been affected by it and in my on experience i did it cuz a wanted to feel pretty and i felt i kept it up by seeing thin and pretty celebs...but i know other people who have done it for other reasons.
 
xtees_galx said:
anyways but why do you think its mostly women or young girls are affected i mean is is pressure to look good sexually or petty competition between girls to look the best?
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I do think you get a select few of girls... who do follow the way celebrities dress and diet. But then you get the rest of the girls... who follow the girls which are following the celebrities.

I think it's more down to Girls wanting to look as good as other Girls. Rather than Celebrities...

Hope that makes sense?
 
The extent?

At times detremental, Girls want to be just like their idols and it can sometimes cost them their lives through Bulimia, anorexia, crash diets etc

Celebrities care not for their fans, they care how much money they make and how much stupid advice they can give out. Even the ones you think care, arent really caring but simply benifiting from the biggest media stunt!

as for guys, they go off certain looks they should be and forget that they are actual people.

two words for you dude

CELEBRITIES SUCK!!!! :rockon:
 
xtees_galx said:
yes but again the standard of "attractive women" is set by the media as they focus on thin pretty faced women.....so it is still possible to link it to celebs....
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The media are doing what the public is asking for. If men want thinner women, then that's what the media encourage, that's the look celebrities go for. It all comes down to the consumer and supply-and-demand, like any other commodity.
 
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