Blog 3

1. What role does the media play in how we feel about our bodies? How can health educators help to prepare effective messages that counter some of the negative images and ideas generated in the media? Do you think that the media is embracing more diversity in body shape, size and color than what was "acceptable" years ago? 

I remember growing up in highschool and how the media made a huge impact about how I felt about my body. “ The perfect” images were either portrayed in the fashion style magazines, commercial, movies, and even advertisements. Health educators can help prepare effective messages to counter the negative images generated in the media by embracing all body types. Educators can also explain the four different body types of a woman: gynaeoid body, android body, thyroid body, and the lymphatic body. The more educated an individual is the more comfortable they are at understanding about themselves. I think throughout the past few years, social media has embraced more diversity in body shape, size and color than what was “acceptable”. There are some women who are proud of their bodies and embrace it like Adele, Queen Latifa, and Melissa McCarthy. These women show confidence, are comfortable, and accept themselves for the way that they are.