Adolescence: Why does every girl want to be thin ?

 Name : Nur Alia Nabilah Bt Ibrahim
 No ID : PTM140716791



    Today , many young girls want to be thin and the strange thing is , many of them are thin but do not see themselves at that. Many girls treated for anorexia nervosa , a type of eating disorder that mainly affects adolescence nowadays ,feel like they have never been thin and their idea of themselves is not how others see them. They have an intense fear of gaining weight and thus, they limit the food they eat.


    Why do many girls today want to be thin ? A writer online blog wrote : "oh to be thin ! I keep reminding myself that there are other things I would much rather be an artist ,a writer , fun loved but then I see a magazine or a billboard and my wish becomes .. to be thin ." Many of the advertisements today would portray models who are literally moving "clothes hangers ,"human sticks that are covered in clothes parading down a walkway to music. But to the impressionable young women watching them , these models epitomize beauty and perfection because they are slim.Hence , these young girls want to be sucessful like these models and think that if they are thin enough , they could be successful as them.

     Another reason why every girl wants to be thin is because of influence and certain demands from society and families. For many individuals with anorexia , the destructive cycle begins with the pressure to be thin  and attractive. A poor self-image compounds the problem. We are living in a world where there is an ideal for thinness.Teenagers define themselves on how beautiful and thin they are. Sometimes , the success of one's social life is based upon such factors like weight . Young girls are constantly forced , degraded , demeaned by images flashing all around them of models thinner than they are. People too are constantly seeking new fad diets just to keep thin .Hence, it really does not help when people put such hard pressure on children to look thin to be perfect.

    However, not every girl seems to think being skinny is something  good. There are many young girls who have good head on their shoulders and realise that an attractive personality, being happy and having a sense of pride and accomplishment would definitely be better than being thin.This is true , i agree with this statement.


    Certainly, in our society today too much emphasis is placed on the importance of being thin. As we become educated we should be thinking less about how people look and we should place more importance on who they really are . Kate Moss and just about every other super skinny model are not really realistic to the rest society.