A National Study released by Girl Scouts of the USA tells us that 9 out of 10 girls say that the fashion industry is at least partially responsible for girls’ obsession with being skinny today.
In this nationwide study called “Beauty Redefined,” more than 1000 girls ages 13-17 were surveyed. Would you like to hear a recipe for low body esteem?
- 89% say that fashion/media puts a lot of pressure on girls to be thin.
- 3 out of 4 girls say fashion is very important to them.
Hmmmm. They feel the pressure of he media but also hold fashion and media in high regard– voila!
But media is just trying to make a buck, you say? But according to the girls…
- 81% of girls would like to see “real” images that are not digitally altered or enhanced.
- 75% say they would be MORE like to buy clothes they see on real-size models than on women who are super skinny.
But is it REALLY making a big impact?
- 42% of girls admit that they know someone their age that has thrown up after eating
- 37% say they know at least one person their age that has an eating disorder
Are we really going to allow the media and fashion to determine our girls’ self esteem? We could close our eyes and hope that it’ll just get better on its own– but we all know how that would work out. I have to wonder why some of the European countries are making changes in the modeling/fashion world but America is just simply letting it run a muck. We clearly have the research. Where is the action???
