Millions of Americans women and men have a secret obsession. They're obsessedwith how they look, who wouldnt like a flatter stomach? They worry that their thighs are tooflabby, their breasts are too small, their arms are too scrawny, their face is too chubby, their bodybuild is too small any body part can become the focus of this obsession. Quite obviously, mostpeople care about how they look. I have found that most of these insecurities are a prodigy ofmedia: television, magazines, dolls, action figures, and so forth.Surveys have shown that many of us are dissatisfied with some aspect of how we look. Inthe survey I conducted I found a few answer about the body image society paints for todaysworld. Todays body image is set by the way Hollywood wants it. The images of health andbeauty portrayed by doll and action-figures are unrealistic or impossible to achieve because thehuman body is not created to look like Barbie or GI Joe. We develop our ideas of health fromschool, home, and media; home being the most accurate portrayal. Many people think that ahealthy body is firm, proportioned, and slim. Everyone agreed that one can attain a health bodyby simply eating properly and keeping active. Many also said that Hollywoods new ultra-skinnylook is not attractive at all and. This can effect any child or adultEvery year Barbies waist gets a little smaller and her bust a little larger. Toys do have aneffect on a childs perception of health and beauty. Children often learn by examples. Mattel ismaking millions a day because every girl in America has a Barbie. Changing the appearance ofBarbies size 2 waist and D cup bust would benefit Americas young women. Changing the wayyoung boys perceived muscles, perhaps by decreasing the massive size of GI Joes muscles, wouldalso lower the usage of steroids and other muscle building drugs.I went to a local Target and examined a few popular doll and action figures. These toyshad many thi...
