Their beauty is attacked: wrong hips, lips, noses, skin texture, skin pigmentation, and hair texture.
It is unfortunately common that there are people that define beauty standard that are similar to themselves. Anything different is not considered beautiful but weird, ugly, etc. Some people are attacked for outer appearance differences. Bullying occurs because of this.
It is very difficult to engage in a candid and frank critical discussion about race by assuming it is going to be a rational exchange. Race must be addressed in a form that can deal with its complexity and irrationality.
It is common how discussions on "sensitive" topics such as LGBTQ+, race, etc. can provoke certain people which leads to irrationality which shows how society needs to improve on normalizing these discussions. We should be able to talk about these topics and its complexity with understanding by listening to each other in a way that we do not ignore what they are saying.
What is the difference between a “hood” and a “neighborhood,” and does this difference matter?
When I read this, it made me think of how although "hood" is a shorter alternative of saying "neighborhood," there is more meaning attached to "hood." The "hood" can be referred to as a poor area, similar to "ghetto." In searched up the difference and it said that in tradition, the "hood" was where majority of African Americans lived. Not sure if this is what the article will refer to these meanings but it would be interesting to see the difference between the two terms because people can have different perspectives on this.
they prefer a subtle change than a drastic makeover.
It can be difficult nowadays to know whether or not someone has gotten a surgery.
It requires a good doctor-patient relationship and empathy from the doctor. “It may take a lot of time and sessions but is definitely worth it
There are doctors that just do the procedure without talking thoroughly to the patient to have them fully understand whether or not these changes are suitable because someone may just be suffering from low self-esteem and they should receive counseling on it instead of proceeding with a cosmetic procedure.
Earlier we had the rich and affluent among to us, but now we get a lot of normal people
How common cosmetic procedures are becoming among people
While understanding a person’s desire to feel good about themselves, doctors feel people need to keep their goals realistic, and make cogent and informed decisions for themselves.
The importance of patients needing to be counseled before a cosmetic procedure because it is important that they want to do it for themselves not based on comparing themselves to other people or the affect of other people's looks have on them.
selfies taken with various filters appears to erase out flaws and this can be done by cosmetology treatments like peels, microneedling and various other services.
Sure filters and photoshopping apps are cool for people to look good in photos but being able to look good outside of photos and in person is ideal that people want these cosmetology treatments.
On social media, everyone else seems flawless. We compare and then we can’t help but despair because in comparison, our lives are not so perfect.
Social media does make us want to compare ourselves with others especially if it is friends or people that we know because they are more like us. People look flawless on social media because they spend time to do things such as filtering photos, photoshopping, picking the "right photo," etc. In addition, people only post things where they look good in which makes it seem flawless.
Snapchat Dysmorphia
The fact that there is a name for this side effect shows that there are many people influenced by social media to want to change their image.
It is not wrong, as long as you know what is safe and what is crossing a line.
People can go overboard with cosmetic procedures where they alter their entire appearance that can make them unrecognizable.
Make it a practice to celebrate non-physical aspects of yourself and others.
This is something people don't recognize, that if you were to comment something on someone's looks, it can bring a different effect from the intentional (making them happy) or it can make them more conscious about their looks. I do like this suggestion of commenting how well someone seems to be doing instead of how they look.
Take social media breaks from time to time.
Sometimes social media can be tiring to use and taking breaks allows one to be more present in life. It helps one to feel better being away from social media and living life.
Unfollow any individuals or pages that show unrealistic body standards, encourage dieting or unhealthy behaviors, shame others, or generally leave you feeling worse about yourself.
We should unfollow anyone even if it is a family member or friend if it makes us feel bad about ourselves.
consumers may be buying messages that set new aspirational norms.
What gets posts on social media can have good intentions by the owner but the viewers, "consumers," of social media can react in different ways so it can be hard to say whether something on social media serves as a good or bad purpose.
We are missing out on actual experiences
In a way, we can take many photos during a life experience and not be fully present in the experience because we are too busy picking out the right photo or taking more photos because it "wasn't good enough."
It's not unusual to see really young girls posing for pictures doing the 'skinny arm' pose or the 'duck face,' instead of just goofing around and having fun.
I found this interesting because I thought that these poses were just trends but there can be a deeper meaning behind it which is to trying hard to look good in a photo.
This idealized image can also lend itself to online bullying and even body shaming of others.
People who knows a photo is filtered, photoshopped, or altered in a way that creates the 'idealized' image can be bullies because they know it is fake. They can point it out to the public which makes the person who took the photo feel bad.
The aspect of using filters and Photoshop to alter images in order to project an 'idealized' image
Using filters and photoshop is something people commonly use right after taking a photo because the original may not look good enough.
Where we may expect athletes or models on TV to be extremely fit, it is easy to accept that influencers on social media are just average people – so when they are fit and tone, it can make some users have negative feelings about their own appearance.
Influencers on social media can make us easily compare ourselves to them because they got famous as an "ordinary" person that gains lots of followers from social media. We don't necessarily compare ourselves to athletes, models, or celebrities because they are in a way, "officially" famous, being under a company or a coach that makes them different to other people. They live in a "separate" world from us whereas influencers can be our age and going to school, living in our mundane world that makes us compare to them.
it is hard to conclude that social media directly causes eating disorders
Correlation not causation
This year especially it is import to consider the role that social media can player in the rise of eating disorders and negative body image during the pandemic.
Because of COVID-19, there are many people are stuck quarantine at home which means more time using technology like phones and going through pages, especially social media where people can become influenced to wanting to look more "fit" or "thin."
one in seven people at some point in their lifetime
This statement shows how common eating disorders are and how it is a serious issue that people need to raise awareness of.
Because biases appear to be so hardwired and inalterable, most of the attention paid to countering them hasn’t dealt with the problematic thoughts, judgments, or predictions themselves.
What stands out to me when I read this sentence is the author saying "appear" because although it may seem like we have biases that are stuck to us, there are ways to overcome these biases and keeping our mind open to new possibilities/options.
If I had to single out a particular bias as the most pervasive and damaging, it would probably be confirmation bias. That’s the effect that leads us to look for evidence confirming what we already think or suspect, to view facts and ideas we encounter as further confirmation, and to discount or ignore any piece of evidence that seems to support an alternate view.
Confirmation bias is a big issue in our world today especially with science. There are people who are anti-vaxxers, don't believe in climate change, and still think that our world is round. It's because of this bias that they are ignoring facts such as vaccines are effective to have against diseases like the flu and climate change is damaging our world which makes it difficult to improve society/our world, making it a better place when there are people who don't believe in the issues that we have in our world.
The paper described an attempt by Hershfield and several colleagues to modify that state of mind in their students. They had the students observe, for a minute or so, virtual-reality avatars showing what they would look like at age 70. Then they asked the students what they would do if they unexpectedly came into $1,000. The students who had looked their older self in the eye said they would put an average of $172 into a retirement account. That’s more than double the amount that would have been invested by members of the control group, who were willing to sock away an average of only $80.
Because the students were able to see how life would be like once they are old, they were able to make a smart choice of putting more money into their retirement account but for those who were not able to see their virtual-reality avatars, they aren't able to face reality. I think that the reason why many people do not put money away for retirement is because they can't see or imagine how life would be like later on and when they are old, they face the reality in a harsh way. Sometimes, realizing that they should have saved more money for the future which leads to regrets.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, later deplored the existence of an “anti-science bias” in the United States
With COVID, we can distinguish between those who believe in science and who does not. There are the people who understand how deadly the virus can be and the spread of the virus so they take precautions like wearing a mask. In contrast, there are those who don't understand it and don't take these precautions (the anti-maskers).
Trust in scientists erodes when they contradict each other or themselves
Scientists can have bad or unreliable research so that means anyone can be informed of false news about the virus especially because it is new and unknown, it can make it difficult for everyone to understand about the virus and know what's right or wrong. If trust in scientists erodes, then it is possible for the trust in healthcare professionals like doctors to also erode because they work together with scientists.
Today, in the United States, Europe, and beyond, doctors and public health experts are frequent fixtures at government press conferences and on news programs.
Because of COVID-19, we have start to recognize that doctors and people in the healthcare field are important to talk to when dealing with things like diseases. It's important to note that they can also be misled with information and we shouldn't just rely on one sector (doctors). Every profession in the community has a role in the spread of information: doctors, the media, and us.