Skewed body image is what selfies are to be blamed for. It is a problem, commonly seen in young people of today’s generation. The problem is spreading like an epidemic disease across the world. Social media of glamorous world, selfie fever and the Distorted body image are interlinked which are affecting thousands of people all over the world. Distorted body image means people don't know the back of their own hands. Let us find how looking good, taking selfies fuzz is affecting our younger generation.
Today, looking awesome is the most buzzing around word. It has not only remained a much talked about thing in the glamor industry but has spread like waves among the common people as well. With so many beauty products, cosmetic surgery and body fitness options in the market, each one promising a total makeover of yours, this surely had to happen. The world wants to look good at any cost. There is no harm in looking good but it is seen that our younger generation is crossing the limits and going to extremes only to look good. And extreme of anything is harm. There is a hidden harm which these young people are not realizing and it’s the time to make them aware of it.
Everything works with a plan and is interlinked. Social media looks for glamor. Beauty product companies find their business out there. But at the same time they face a lot of competition with other companies selling their products. So they thought of covering rest of the world, the common people. But how they can make a common person buy Rs. 500 lipstick or spent Rs.500 for a wrinkle free, fairer skin? If you have ever considered this question, the for sure "Skewed body image" must have crossed your mind.
This all began with the first ad campaigns that showed how important it is to look good and feel confident about yourself while you walk out of the door. This raised the wave of awareness among the people and exigency to look more beautiful. Now half the battle was won. Then the next ad campaign showed that, how a normal looking guy or a girl transformed their lives by using their products. And last but not the least, nowadays we are watching ads on how you can remain selfie ready all the time by using these beauty products.
So here we see how social media, and selfies are interlinked.
When A Skewed Body Image Is A Disease?
Today, looking awesome is the most buzzing around word. It has not only remained a much talked about thing in the glamor industry but has spread like waves among the common people as well. With so many beauty products, cosmetic surgery and body fitness options in the market, each one promising a total makeover of yours, this surely had to happen. The world wants to look good at any cost. There is no harm in looking good but it is seen that our younger generation is crossing the limits and going to extremes only to look good. And extreme of anything is harm. There is a hidden harm which these young people are not realizing and it’s the time to make them aware of it.
Evaluating: Body Image Interlinked with Social Media
Everything works with a plan and is interlinked. Social media looks for glamor. Beauty product companies find their business out there. But at the same time they face a lot of competition with other companies selling their products. So they thought of covering rest of the world, the common people. But how they can make a common person buy Rs. 500 lipstick or spent Rs.500 for a wrinkle free, fairer skin? If you have ever considered this question, the for sure "Skewed body image" must have crossed your mind.
This all began with the first ad campaigns that showed how important it is to look good and feel confident about yourself while you walk out of the door. This raised the wave of awareness among the people and exigency to look more beautiful. Now half the battle was won. Then the next ad campaign showed that, how a normal looking guy or a girl transformed their lives by using their products. And last but not the least, nowadays we are watching ads on how you can remain selfie ready all the time by using these beauty products.
So here we see how social media, and selfies are interlinked.
Now how is "Skewed body image" interlinked with social media and taking selfies?
How the world is into trouble by this selfie mania or more precisely look good mania?
If we deeply look into the picture, negative body image is very closely linked to look good mania.
There is a wave of competition between the younger generations that, "Yes, we can too look picture perfect and beautiful like any celebrity or model". More the number of likes received on a particular click, more the self confidence boost up. Similarly more the number of compliments one gets when someone actually sees him or her in real, more the self confidence boost up. But there is another side too.
What if one takes notice of the picture which is very carefully taken and with an attention to get noticed? This may also happen that a person is getting enough likes and now there is a fear of staying in the competition? Here is where "Negative Body Image" or "Skewed body image" is born.
People these days have changed the definition of beauty. Neither simple outer beauty nor the inner beauty holds a value. If you look gorgeous, appealing and up-to-date from head to toe, you are beautiful. This attitude is raising the pressure amongst young people and they are developing Negative Body Image about themselves.
In a survey done by some Positive Body Image workshop, it was seen that there are a lot many people who have developed this negative image phobia. When they asked to click a selfie with a condition that no morphing of the picture by any means, they found that it became a challenge for most of the people out there. People were hesitant and started trying different angels for a better picture. No one tried to take a natural picture without look good phobia in mind. Thus the survey shows how badly we are infected with this phobia.
Certain apps are doing awesome business, who promises an average looking person, a total makeover. These apps use photo editor as their tool to transform a normal face into a selfie-ready-face. Ultimately, these apps are spreading the waves that you are not perfect and thus you need transformation to obtain a celebrity type image.
Skewed body image is what we all are acquiring, slowly without realization. Time is to get up and check ourselves. A bigger root of this problem is known as Body Dysmorphic disorder, wherein the patient sees a problem with their face or body but actually there is no such problem. In other words, they find difficulty with skewed body image. So, every sensible youth should give a check on the amount of attention they are giving to their looks and must believe in the natural creation of God is the best for us.
There is a wave of competition between the younger generations that, "Yes, we can too look picture perfect and beautiful like any celebrity or model". More the number of likes received on a particular click, more the self confidence boost up. Similarly more the number of compliments one gets when someone actually sees him or her in real, more the self confidence boost up. But there is another side too.
What if one takes notice of the picture which is very carefully taken and with an attention to get noticed? This may also happen that a person is getting enough likes and now there is a fear of staying in the competition? Here is where "Negative Body Image" or "Skewed body image" is born.
People these days have changed the definition of beauty. Neither simple outer beauty nor the inner beauty holds a value. If you look gorgeous, appealing and up-to-date from head to toe, you are beautiful. This attitude is raising the pressure amongst young people and they are developing Negative Body Image about themselves.
In a survey done by some Positive Body Image workshop, it was seen that there are a lot many people who have developed this negative image phobia. When they asked to click a selfie with a condition that no morphing of the picture by any means, they found that it became a challenge for most of the people out there. People were hesitant and started trying different angels for a better picture. No one tried to take a natural picture without look good phobia in mind. Thus the survey shows how badly we are infected with this phobia.
Certain apps are doing awesome business, who promises an average looking person, a total makeover. These apps use photo editor as their tool to transform a normal face into a selfie-ready-face. Ultimately, these apps are spreading the waves that you are not perfect and thus you need transformation to obtain a celebrity type image.
Skewed body image is what we all are acquiring, slowly without realization. Time is to get up and check ourselves. A bigger root of this problem is known as Body Dysmorphic disorder, wherein the patient sees a problem with their face or body but actually there is no such problem. In other words, they find difficulty with skewed body image. So, every sensible youth should give a check on the amount of attention they are giving to their looks and must believe in the natural creation of God is the best for us.
