We had an amazing tweet chat today with some great women! I thought I'd share the questions, answers and responses here on Writings in Pink for those who missed it. The chat focused of Media & Self-Esteem:
Q1: The media has women in
constant competition w/eachother trying to obtain perfection. What is this
doing to our self-esteem?
A1: We're trying to obtain
the media's ideal of perfection which leaves us feeling inferior. It's
stressful,consuming&causes jealousy
Response from @h1ppychick: It's unrealistic. Media should be encouraged to embrace real women. No air brushing. Every girl is beautiful as they are
Response from @shonijay: I think this tears down our self esteem. We are so busy trying to keep up with the media that we forget what makes us happy
Response from @AuntRuby: its completely destructive! It tears apart friendships and families.
Response from @cyncers: It leaves me feeling like I won't be able to achieve the look or persona that's constantly pushed on us
Response from @MeeChelle7: I agree. We spend time and money trying to keep up with the media's idea of fashion and body image.
Response from @kduhh: Media makes women feel less confident and beautiful in their own skin because perfect images make us feel less beautiful.
Q2: What influences
someone's Self-Esteem?
A2: Almost everything in
life can impact selfesteem. Friends, family, experiences w/ jobs/school, media,
health, social status,etc
Response from @MeeChelle7: friends and family can be positive influences and the media is a negative influence! We all deal with all three
Response from @AuntRuby: Their peers! One thing to remember ladies! If your friends aren't making you feel good...they are not your friends!
Response from @kduhh: I think media has a huge impact on self-eesteme, because it makes women feel less perfect and beautiful in their own skin
Response from @cyncers: Images, peers and comparisons influence self esteem most.
Response from @shonijay: media, outside sources, peers, significant others can all influence someone's self esteem
Q3: What are some
important facts that girls&women should understand while looking at the
images of other women in magazines & on tv?
A3: Almost ALL pictures
are airbrushed. Those pictures do not represent what those people look like it
real life.
Response from @PortaPocketGal: that much of what u see in media has been "doctored" to create sense of perfection. NOONE's perfect!..not even "stars"
Response from @AuntRuby: That they are completely edited! Nobody looks like a magazine cover, ever!
Response from @cyncers: They have a team of professionals helping them and they do not look like that in real life.
Response from @MeeChelle7: They do not look like that on a daily basis. It's a collaboration of makeup, hair and photoshop
Response from @shonijay: when looking at media and women in media that we are all different in our own way. And a lot of what we see is fake!
Response from @kduhh: There are absolutely no images left that feature the real skin, curves or hair of a woman that hasn’t been significantly altered
Q4: What is the 1st and
most important step when trying to create a healthy self-esteem?
A4: Realizing where the
negative thoughts in your head are coming from. Identifying the things in life
that bring you down.
Response from @kduhh: Look in the mirror daily and tell yourself you ARE beautiful! Because you are! Loving yourself is the best kind of love!
Response from @AuntRuby: Know where u are in your cycle! Hormones play a huge part in daily self-esteem. Dont count nature out!
Response from @h1ppychick: Learn to love yourself and embrace the fact that you are unique. No one can be myself like I can!
Response from @shonijay: love ourselves and compliment ourselves and be surrounded by positivity...don't live up to someone else's expectations
Response from @PortaPocketGal: Focus on good values u've been raised with. or those that u know 2b honorable. live w/those ideals & u can ♥ who u are
Response from @cyncers: Believing in yourself! Knowing what you want to achieve & working hard to get there, in all aspects of life.
Q5: True or False?
You should improve your self-esteem all on your own?
A5: False! We need to find
support from something or someone. To improve, u need to be inspired, educated,
motivated & conscious
Response from @shonijay: False! I feel like everyone needs to someone to compliment them and make them feel good. Positive reassurance!
Response from @PortaPocketGal: Much has to be from within but u need encouragement from friends & family too! makes whole > than the sum of its parts
Response from @AuntRuby: Never! reach out for help and support! Heck tweet at me!
Response from @kduhh: FALSE! Encouragement from others like friends and family and @ProudandPretty is always helpful and necessary!
Response from @cyncers: False. others are involved breaking it so to some degree they should be involved in rebuilding it
Q6: Should parents talk to
their children about the so called "perfect" images shown in ads and
on tv?
A6: Yes! It would be
beneficial if young teens understood the unrealistic aspects of those images.
Models&Actresses aren't perfect.
Response from @h1ppychick: Yes, we have a responsibility to do so. Provide an environment that supports open dialogue and education
Response from @PortaPocketGal: Parents need to be involved from the beginning & recognize the challenges & feelings their children are experiencing.
Response from @AuntRuby: Absolutely especially by their fathers! Its so important for future relationships.
Response from @cyncers: Yes!!! They seen the images as real and need to know at a young age it's not real or achievable. Both girls and boys
Response from @shonijay: Yes especially this day in age. These "perfect" images are always in our face teens are wanting to emulate what they see and again it's not all real.
Response from @kduhh: definitely! Parents should always encourage their children to believe in their own beauty, no matter the images elsewhere
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