SocietyPressuringTeenageGirlstohaveaPerfectBody

WhatexactlyisPerfecttoanaverageteenager?Beingskinny?Being
curvy?Beingmuscular?Beingflawless?Beingyourself?Everyperson
hasadifferentpointofviewyetsocietyhasadifferentviewtoo.Fromthe
timewewereborn,wevebeentoldtobelievewhatsocietytellsus.
Societymakesusthinkthatweneedtolooklikethemodelsweseeon
commercialsandmagazines,theywantustolookflawless.Theworst
partisthatitseemslikemediasupportstheideaandpromotesit.

Howcanthemediapromotesomethingtheyknowissowrong?Thisis
notonlydamaginggirlsconfidenceandselfesteem,thiscanallleadto
eatingdisorderssuchasanorexia,bulimiaandevendepression.Andit
doesntstopthere,italsoaffectsguys.Mostoftheadstargetgirls,but
guysmayfeelthesamewaygirlsdo.

Wereallhumans,weallhavefeelings,wefeelpressuredorinsecure
sometimes.Wefeelallofthisbecauseeverywherewego,wehear
peoplesayingShessothinandbeautiful..WhycantitjustbeShes
beautifuljustbeautiful.Beingthin,curvy,smallorlargedoesntmakea
difference.Therealbeautyisinyourpersonality,nothowyoulook.Weall
havetolearnthedifferencebecauseitseemslikenobodyknowsityet.

Weallhavetoloveourbodythewayitis.SoIencourageyoutosay
threegoodthingsaboutyourselfwhenyoulookinthemirror.Feelsecure
aboutyourbodyandiftherehasbeenatimewhenyoudontfeelsecure
aboutyourbodybecauseofacommercialormagazine,writealetterto
thatcompanyandtellthemhowyoufeelaboutit,howitlowersyour
selfesteem.Becausethisishowwemakechanges.Becausemaybeina
fewyearstheimageofaperfectteenagegirlwillchangeandtherewillnot
beanycommercialsorpropagandamakingyoufeelinsecure.