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Many media outlets such as Many media outlets such as magazines portray many false magazines portray many false imagesimages

The media fosters images that are The media fosters images that are warped with make up, are warped with make up, are airbrushed, and are digitally airbrushed, and are digitally enhanced with Photoshopenhanced with Photoshop

This perfect image influences many This perfect image influences many people into aspiring to match the people into aspiring to match the media’s images and attain perfection media’s images and attain perfection themselvesthemselves

Recently, a magazine interviewed a number of Recently, a magazine interviewed a number of surgeons to see what the top look alike surgeons to see what the top look alike

surgeries performed in their offices were. The surgeries performed in their offices were. The results were: results were:

Katie Holmes’ eyesKatie Holmes’ eyes Katherine Heigl’s noseKatherine Heigl’s nose Keira Knightley’s cheeksKeira Knightley’s cheeks Jessica Simpson’s hairJessica Simpson’s hair Angelina Jolie’s lipsAngelina Jolie’s lips

This is the world’s view of the This is the world’s view of the perfect image:perfect image:

The price to obtain that face would consist The price to obtain that face would consist of the following procedures and prices:of the following procedures and prices:

Eyelift: $4000 - $7000Eyelift: $4000 - $7000 Nose augmentation: $3000 - $8000Nose augmentation: $3000 - $8000 Face lift: $5000 - $6000Face lift: $5000 - $6000 Botox: $250 x 5 - $1000 x 12Botox: $250 x 5 - $1000 x 12 Hair extensions - $20 - $3500Hair extensions - $20 - $3500

Minimum price: $13,520Minimum price: $13,520 Maximum price: $37,500Maximum price: $37,500

Why is this unrealistic price and Why is this unrealistic price and image our idea of beauty?image our idea of beauty?

Who cares? What’s the Who cares? What’s the IMPACT?IMPACT? The woman on the left weighs The woman on the left weighs

approximately 98 pounds, is 5’6, and approximately 98 pounds, is 5’6, and is sixteen years old. The woman on is sixteen years old. The woman on the right weighs a healthy 145 the right weighs a healthy 145 pounds.pounds.

According to a modeling company in According to a modeling company in the United States you must be 15-22 the United States you must be 15-22 years old (the younger the better), years old (the younger the better), be a minimum of 5’8” and anywhere be a minimum of 5’8” and anywhere from 108-125 pounds.from 108-125 pounds.

According to Health Canada the ideal According to Health Canada the ideal weight for this woman is 140 pounds, weight for this woman is 140 pounds, a figure a modeling agency would a figure a modeling agency would never take into account.never take into account.

The images that are put into our The images that are put into our minds and children’s minds are in the minds and children’s minds are in the end, harmful. This is a main reason end, harmful. This is a main reason for anorexia and bulimia.for anorexia and bulimia.

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