How Social Media Has Changed Our Lives Essay Example

📌Category: Entertainment, Health, Human Body, Mental health, Social Media
📌Words: 541
📌Pages: 2
📌Published: 24 June 2021

We are connected by social media, social media is a great way to keep in touch with family from other places in the globe, and to keep up to date on the news, whether that be politics, fashion or celebrities.

Social media shows us the good, the bad, and it also shows us that there are bodies of all unique shapes, sizes, skin tones. Bodies with cellulite, stretch marks, acne, scars, and various other “imperfections”. But most of what we see online is air-brushed, edited, and photoshopped. Supermodels only show their good moments, their good angles and suck in to make themselves look thinner, they appear to have the perfect life and body. But it is all an act.

A large majority of the supermodels are typically women, have unrealistic bodies which sets impractical standards for individuals, and in result ultimately harms the mental health and self-image of the people, specifically young girls. In the United States, there are numerous established models such as the Hadid’s (Gigi and Bella), Karlie Kloss, Tyra Banks, etc. But when I think of a supermodel, an example that first comes to mind is Kendall Jenner, a very well known model in the industry, who has modelled for luxury brands such as ‘Chanel’, ‘Givenchy’, and ‘Marc Jacobs’. 

In 2018, she was the highest paid model, having made $22.5 million USD, it comes to show that she is very popular in the fashion world.

As a result of her influential career, there are people who idolize her, as well as idolize the models I previously mentioned in Paragraph 2. Many of these people are young, impressionable girls, ages 11-19, whose self-image is largely based on their appearance. They want to look, act and be like some of these people, and if they don’t then some will go to measures to achieve these looks such as juice cleanses, diet teas (which are often promoted by the Kardashian’s) or in some extreme cases, starve themselves to fit the idea of society’s idea of a picture perfect woman. 

The societal expectations for girls to look a certain way is overwhelming, and as a young girl I feel immense pressure to conform to society’s idea of a perfect woman. To act or behave a certain way, to look a certain way, and social media platforms are ultimately the downfall of a positive body image in today's age. Things are not always as they seem, especially when you only see snapshots and glimpses into someone’s life, specifically only the good parts can make someone feel as if they’re not doing enough or that they’re not good enough. 

In conclusion, I believe that the lives seen on social media are hoaxes. They are not realistic and should not be taken seriously to the point where we base our self-worth on society’s unrealistic expectations. You cannot base your worth on what is physical, because you will never be satisfied with yourself. Everything in society is edited, enhanced or smoothed to make it look perfect. You cannot compare yourself to that, it's an unfair comparison. What matters is what is on the inside, true beauty should not be measured by the physical. Yes, it is hard to find worth in yourself especially when we are our own biggest critics. But as Oprah Winfrey said, “Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.”  Stop caring what others think, live a life true to yourself without any apologies.

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