Uptown Girls Poll #4 - Do you think the media is to blame for anorexia?
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Uptown Girls question of the day:
Do you think the media is to blame for anorexia?
Yes - by glorifying the skinny and beautiful image as the standard
Perhaps - in their carelessness in displaying unattainable images
No - the media does not promote it
No - people are responsible for their own damn self
Don’t see an answer in there that you’d give? Leave a comment and start a discussion on what you think about it! Heck, leave a comment either way and discuss your answer. Have fun!
April 29, 2006 - 10:05 pm
Great issue. While I don’t think the media is responsible per se, I do think they should focus more on socially responsible role models and those that build our society, rather than Hollywood stick figures that do nothing more than entertain. Not to downplay Hollywood - after all, they’re just doing their jobs and living their lives - but it is up to us as a society to place more importance on philanthropists and social entrepreneurs.
April 30, 2006 - 5:39 am
Interesting blog you got here! Good luck.
April 30, 2006 - 8:50 pm
No - people are responsible for their own damn self.
In order to answer this question, you have to look outside of North America. Let’s take Asia for example, there are cosmo magazines there, movies glamorize thin girls, and the women there actually worry about gaining weight a lot more than the women in North America. Do they display anorexic symptoms, no. Anorexia is more of a North America/European problem. It is really a self-image issue rather than a food issue. Often, you will find that anorexic girls have more issues than just food, and if it’s not food, it will be something else.
November 24, 2006 - 11:52 am
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