Midterm Proposal
10/31/2018
Body Image and Media
It is common in our country for women to have issues with their bodies and for women to feel the need to change their bodies to reach some standard. Body image is a component of self-esteem, it is how an individual thinks and feels about their bodies. Overt time, the issue of negative body image has grown and this rise in negative body image issues correlates with the rise in the amount of media and advertisement tat portray an unrealistic idea of a woman's body. However, the root of the body image problems can be traced back to one's teen years. There are more teenagers on social media than ever before, according to Common Sense Media, " Teens are spending more than one-third of their days using media such as online video or music-nearly nine hours on average". Movies, television shows, commercials, magazines, toys such as Barbies, and websites all portray an unrealistic picture of female and transmit the message that being " beautiful is the ultimate goal in life. As Media and advertising grow alone with industries like beauty and fashion, the issue on negative body image will continue unless addressed. This is a big problem in our society and can lead to depression, social anxiety and eating disorders in young teen girls which can be life threatening. This is why we must take action now, this project is essential is raising self-awareness and is a great advantage because it will help individuals create a clear perception of their personalities, which includes their strength, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotion.
Plan of Action
By raising awareness and putting together our voices, the perspective on beauty can be changed for all women, girls, and even men. I will be creating a piece of art that stands up to negative body image issues that we face and create a complimentary piece which symbolizes body diversity and acceptance. These two pieces will speak to every individual on the forms of advertising. I will be publishing it on social media, Instagram, which will have other artists and body positive activist in influenced my idea. The work that these artists have done over the years will show support to a whole community and teach young girls to love their bodies for what they are while spreading the word of body acceptance.
- Taryn Brumfit
She is an Australian writer and film director who created the film documentary, Embrace. It is a film documentary on a journey of many women finding self-acceptance of their body.
Another very important activist artist that inspired me is,
- Jean Killbourne.
- Ashley Graham
She is a Plus size model who uses her platform to impact the lives of women and young girls in learning to love themselves. She has been on multiple talk shows, magazines, interviews, here is one of my favorite that inspired me. "Plus Size? More like my size?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAgawjzimjc
I will interview girls, young women, and older women who have experienced the pressure of bodily perfection, particularly women who have gone through this social pressure and have had courage to overcome it and love their body for themselves! These interviews will all be included in a short videos on the effects of media and advertising on self-image from a women's perspective. I will also have a few other things like a FAQ, which functions as a a support amongst teen girls of all class, race and ages that come across my site. Since media is not going to stop growing anytime soon, I hope that teen girls can use the space I created to help change their perspective on the way beauty is viewed, word on body positive will continue to be negative issues for many teens in this country. Essentially, this project is important due to the amount of women that are constantly body shamed by media and advertisement and for the teen girls who feel pressured they have to go on diets in order to keep up with the cover girl standard.
My goal is the challenge the ideal body form ad bring awareness to its negative consequences in our society. I plan to create a piece of art that will raise awareness to the problem of ideal body image. I plan to convince my audience to promote body positive and be aware of media literary. Both pieces of work will be created to raise awareness to all teen girls who are suffering from bod image issues and will put together on the page.
- To challenge the way you think about current standard of beauty and fitness
- To expand your understanding of the link between current body ideal and the media the forces that shape
- To get information and assistance with balanced nutrition and eating disorders
- To have your say on issues of body image and standards of beauty and fitness
- To start down the path to a positive body image.
To finish off, beauty is much more than the surface of our skin. Meaning, beauty goes beyond what we wear or how we look. In today's society body image has taken over personalities and increased the number of narcissistic people. Body shaming has led many women to feel ashamed of themselves and their bodies. My goal is to create self-awareness, Body shamming has led many women to feel ashamed of themselves and their bodies. My goal is to create self-awareness, these girls and boys need to focus on the present, be active, and become self-aware. My self awareness project is great advantage because it helps individuals create a clear perception of their personalities, which includes their strength, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions. Improving individual's emotional stability helps them feel stronger and motivates them during their day to day activities.
Please check these two artist that inspired my idea further more.
Juliana Lyons- a filmmaker college student who created this video to promote confidence and self-love.
Nicole Clark- Creator of Cover Girl Culture, it is her documentary and her website made to help bring about positive change in the media.
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