I
was very surprised
by the figures
that were presented
especially when they
were talking about
the percentage of
teenage females who
suffer from depression.
I never had to deal
with this personally
but I know
people who have
and are still
suffering from depression
and to hear
that the number
of females going
through this is
getting higher instead
of lowering it
is heartbreaking. As adult females
we should be
encouraging young adults
to be more
confident with themselves
instead of trying
to be like
the people who
are in the
magazines or on
television. I work
with adolescent girls
on a daily
basis and after
watching this video
I started to
pay more attention
to how they
are dressing and
wearing their hair
and I am
starting to see
the impact media
is having on
their everyday decisions. As women we should be uplifting each
other. We need to teach the younger generation that it is ok to be comfortable
with who you are no matter your shape or size. Girls now are so worried about what
the people on television are wearing that they try extra hard to fit into that
image that they are seeing when in reality no one is perfect and even the
people that they are seeing are covered in make-up and being airbrushed to look
better. I have a daughter and I try hard to let her be herself. I monitor what
she watches and I try to explain to her that what she sees is not always real.
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