How fashion sites can influence a young girl's self esteem.

In Angelie’s blog, she is talking about how teenage girls shop to create their own identity. What their friends think, fashion sites, TV shows, all have an influence on them. These fashion sites and the media can also negatively influence women’s self esteem and their self image, especially young, vulnerable girls. Because there is a constant focus on thin women, girls get the idea that you have to be skinny to be beautiful, successful, etc. Angelie’s article teaches us that teenage girls want to have the same look as their favourite celebrities or as the models on their favourite fashion sites. Therefore, girls are often suffering from eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia or compulsive overeating.

I’m convinced that the influence of these fashion sites and the media can really twist the idea young girls have of what the average woman looks like. More and more young girls try to control their weight. In my opinion, dieting and sporting can be good for a young girl’s self esteem and for her health, but anorexia, bulimia or of course extreme dieting can seriously damage it, for example fertility issues can occur.

Source: http://www.casapalmera.com/articles/media%E2%80%99s-influence-on-eating-disorders/

Jolien Sichien