Ann's Blog On Hilary Duff:
“Teen Star Feels Pressure to Be Thin” (cnn.com, April 2, 2007)
This article talks about all of the pressures on weight and appearance in the world, especially from the media. It talks mainly about Hilary Duff and all of the things that she goes through in her position and how it is a constant struggle to be the ‘perfect’ weight. Hilary shares how she is either getting criticized for being too heavy or too thin, which puts a lot of pressure on her. She has sold 13 million records and is constantly in front of the world to see. The media takes advantage of her limelight, which can make the job she does very challenging. She, unlike many other movie stars, is able to get through it and has never had a problem with an eating disorder.
Eating disorders are all too common in this day and age. I know what its like to be in high school and the pressures that fall onto every young woman in that period of her life. Those pressures get to A LOT of girls and it makes them very unhappy. Its crazy the effect that the media has on girls my age; we see the 110 lbs beauty in the magazines with the caption ‘has Jane been over indulging?’ and our subconscious minds start thinking, ‘whoa, I’m heavier than that…and she is getting ripped on. No thanks, an apple is fine’ I have been through that so many times and I know all of my peers have experienced that almost daily as well. Good for Hilary for not caving into those pressures and being able to stay strong and not develop unhealthy habit. Although, I have seen her get awfully thin from time to time and I know that it is really hard to get to a certain point of ‘thin-ness’ and I can for sure tell you that she has missed out on several desserts in the last few years. Especially because the public was able to see her grow up in her adolescence from the average 13 year old body to a celebrity body. It is hard not to think of her has being overly concerned about her figure for the job that she does. It’s sad…a girl can’t eat what she wants when she wants and her mind is always filled with guilt about a sweet treat. It’s really frustrating and unfair. I hope that the tide can slowly change and that the issues of overly skinny-ness can be solved by the time I have a daughter.
Article from:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/02/hilary.duff.ap/index.html
Picture from:
http://www.cool-midi.com/hilary-duff-free-midi-18.htm
This article talks about all of the pressures on weight and appearance in the world, especially from the media. It talks mainly about Hilary Duff and all of the things that she goes through in her position and how it is a constant struggle to be the ‘perfect’ weight. Hilary shares how she is either getting criticized for being too heavy or too thin, which puts a lot of pressure on her. She has sold 13 million records and is constantly in front of the world to see. The media takes advantage of her limelight, which can make the job she does very challenging. She, unlike many other movie stars, is able to get through it and has never had a problem with an eating disorder.
Eating disorders are all too common in this day and age. I know what its like to be in high school and the pressures that fall onto every young woman in that period of her life. Those pressures get to A LOT of girls and it makes them very unhappy. Its crazy the effect that the media has on girls my age; we see the 110 lbs beauty in the magazines with the caption ‘has Jane been over indulging?’ and our subconscious minds start thinking, ‘whoa, I’m heavier than that…and she is getting ripped on. No thanks, an apple is fine’ I have been through that so many times and I know all of my peers have experienced that almost daily as well. Good for Hilary for not caving into those pressures and being able to stay strong and not develop unhealthy habit. Although, I have seen her get awfully thin from time to time and I know that it is really hard to get to a certain point of ‘thin-ness’ and I can for sure tell you that she has missed out on several desserts in the last few years. Especially because the public was able to see her grow up in her adolescence from the average 13 year old body to a celebrity body. It is hard not to think of her has being overly concerned about her figure for the job that she does. It’s sad…a girl can’t eat what she wants when she wants and her mind is always filled with guilt about a sweet treat. It’s really frustrating and unfair. I hope that the tide can slowly change and that the issues of overly skinny-ness can be solved by the time I have a daughter.
Article from:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/02/hilary.duff.ap/index.html
Picture from:
http://www.cool-midi.com/hilary-duff-free-midi-18.htm
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