Mirror Image

Women do not have to buy the lie that their bodies must be perfect to be acceptable. “Body image is a person’s perception of his or her physical appearance. A person with a poor body image will perceive his or her own body as being unattractive or even repulsive to others” (Wikipedia, p.1).

A woman’s body image encompasses her physical appearance, size, and shape. Our body image is formed out of every experience we have ever had- parents, role models, and peers who give us an idea of what it is like to love and value a body. Images are formed from the positive and negative feedback from people whose opinions matter to us. It is also the way we ourselves have perceived our body to fit or not fit the cultural image.

One of the reasons for this body dissatisfaction is modern media influence. Deceitful messages about women’s bodies that come from advertisements, movies, music videos, television,