Why is there an obsession with being skinny?

if its a problem then why do people admire it and see it as pretty

agread brutally. however, you have to consider, we’re born in a world obsessed to be “perfect”. From a very young age it’s pounded into childrens skulls that flat stomachs, leathery tan skin, smooth skin, ect ect, is the die for image. Some people are put under a lot of pressure to look perfect, smoe break away. Though not all the blame can be heaped on the media, there is some blame to claimed by it.

I wish I knew, I’ve been getting sick of all the little girls on here asking how how hey can loose twenty pounds in a month, I mean, get real. I’ve never had that problem, but I’ve also avoided the media for most of my life. People just need to get a better hold on reality and realize that you don’t have to be unhealthy to be beautiful.

I think the obession of being skinny is all about that person’s image. Maybe their uncomfortable with their body type, and haven’t found their true self yet. However, they probably have family related issues dealing with their weight, or self-esteem issues as well.

People are for the most part weak minded and easily lead, I think they just find it easier to let some one else make their decisions for them, rather then formulate their own opinions. This is likely why there is such a fascination with the media.

I use to be wicked skinny and couldnt help it. but for the past year I been on a medication that made me gain like 60 ish pounds and im loving it. so its not always the way it seems. and some people just like skin and bones and sum like to be curvy and chubby lol

Because the media portrays beautiful skinny women as the PERFECT woman. and we are all grown up around the media shoving looks and the “right” look into our faces. So it became natural for anyone to want to have the “perfect” image; skinny beautiful women. But that is only a peice of my opinion. =]

The media tells us what we need to look like. And as far as the media is concerned, that is what is beautiful. Of course it does not exist. Check this commercial out, it is completely insane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U

beat me to it and roxyroller08

It’s sad. Everyone wants to be “perfect” not realizing models wear tons of make-up, sometime have eating disorders in attempt to stay skinny(they eventually kill their metabolism with all the “diets” as well), And they use computers to slim down the models even more, in large their breast/butt(or in some cases shrink the @ss), basically edit out all the “flaws”. It’s ludicrous. People get use to it and eventually accept it as bauty. So they strive for that falsity thinking “if they can do it, whi not I” not realizing it’s all fake. It’s all fake. Well, most of it any ways. There are some good photographers that take shots and publish “real” people without those kinds of edits, thought they’re not mainstream.

People you need to stop blaming the media the media is not your mother your doctor or god you choose to be either jelouse of beautiful people or to sink into other people views its not the medias fault people are just too lazy to do there reasearch or form there own opinions

the media cant make you do anything people are ruled by there own choices and thoughts if someone thinks that a skinny person is beautiful is that the medias fault just like are you gonna blame mcdonalds for making you fat COMEON