The Effects Of Social Media On Young Women s Body Image

Media images of unrealistic body images have always been communicated through TV commercials, magazines, billboards, and many other advertisements. The latest method of advertisement and communication is social media. Social media was introduced in 2004. It allows users to create profiles, find lost friends and loved ones, and also share pictures and videos. In today s world, social media is the main form of communication among young people. The latest controversy in social media is the negative effect that it is having on young women’s body image. Young women always feel the need to be accepted by their peers. They want to always appear to be beautiful with a model typed figure and perfect face but at what cost? These women are†¦show more content†¦These are the women that are likely to go through extremes trying to achieve the â€Å"acceptable look†. These days there are so many things that a women can do to make herself more beautiful. Women with low self esteem are more likely to buy and wear more make up, to enhance the beauty in their face, extensions to enhance the length or thickness of their hair, and contact lens to change the color of their eyes. Unfortunately it doesn’t stop there. One of the current trends on social media is called the Kylie Jenner Challenge. Kylie Jenner is a television reality star with what are considered very full beautiful lips. This trend challenges teen s to swell their lips to massive sizes using bottles or shot glasses. To complete the challenge the participants place their mouth in anything with a narrow opening, and suck as hard as they can until your lips swell to achieve what’s called the â€Å"bee-sting pout†. Young girls and women then take to facebook, instagram, and twitter to post their results, Many regretting their decision. This challenge causes extensive bruising and bleeding of the lips. There are also waist trainers to help form a smaller waist, some women even where padded panties to give the illusion of a bigger butt to resemble Kim Kardashian. These are just some of the things that support the