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  • Essay / photo essay - 585

    The media defines what is beautiful and acceptable and what is not. Most people on television are photoshopped, edited, cropped, copied and pasted. Many young people, mainly women, suffer from low self-esteem because they cannot live up to a woman who doesn't even exist. Social networks are invading today's teenagers. It's the only way they communicate and it's what a large part of their life consists of. Social media is the cause of low self-esteem and self-confidence because of the high standards it imposes on young people today. The common theme in all the photos is low self-esteem and each photo illustrates how social media defines beauty. . The image with social media icons represents today's world and the way we communicate and follow what's happening. For example, Instagram is a social network that is spreading like wildfire because it allows “Instagrammers” to judge and comment on each other by giving them a distorted view of what beauty is. The Self-Esteem Store symbolizes that there is no quick fix to self-esteem issues. Th...