Topic: Strive for Thinness in Media
Not finding your answer? Try searching the web for Strive for Thinness in Media
Answers to Common Questions
When and why did women start striving to be thin?
It has come in and out of fashion many times. In the modern era, the "rail thin" image of female fragility came into fashion with the model known as Twiggy in the 1960's. She was 5'6" and 91lbs. Twiggy herself, apparently, didn't starve her... Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100730231936AAWISAp
Why is the media focused on very thin girls?
I have been both really skinny and really heavy in my life. it is hard to maintain a skinny frame. It requires effort and maintenence. Vanity as with any other addiction, requires a lot of up keep and the process itself becomes an intricate... Read More »
Source: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1095267
Why does the media represent thin women as sexy? Wasnt the godess...
beauty is as much fashion as clothing. a few centuries ago women who are now considered overweight (by social standards, not scientific) were seen as "Perfectly Shaped". it'll change, it always does, give it time (I wouldn't hold my breath,... Read More »
Source: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/985944
More Common Questions
Answers to Other Common Questions
It's sad but true that a lot of females judge there self image afte... ...MORE...
Read More »
Source: http://www.chacha.com/question/what-girls-thank-they-must-be-thin...
As someone who is studying to become a clinical psychologist, specializing in eating disorders, I would say that its obviously more than one thing. Among the leading causes: some women are deeply impacted by a single negative comment, other...
Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080212113524AAWOcdg
It really is silly, I agree. I mean, by all means, mums can diet to a certain degree to lose the baby weight - but that's entirely their decision. To be fair though, a lot of women do just 'snap' back into shape. A lot of them get criticise...
Read More »
Source: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070910023503AAKs...
The philosophy of what's "good" and "bad" has always existed, and I think it's really interesting that you're asking why. We are told that the media twists reality and distorts the image of a healthy body and that it's "bad", but we don't r...
Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070303181008AAfAO4c
The media is responding to the most widely accepted standard of beauty. "Chubby chasers" are not in the mainstream.
Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111108161330AAhqQDO
It is simply a money saving exercise. The thinner the girls are the more they can fit onto the pages of fashion magazines, making more use of the valuable advertisement space. bigger girls = more space per girl = less advertising = no dinne...
Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091027024711AAgc4lA
Thin client - small program usually only the interface of a program and all the processing is done at a server. This leaves the program small in terms of size and processing for the client but usually requires an active network connection f...
Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080127005057AAOf8qH
