Short transcript excerpt from a discussion (likely from Misty Tripoli's video) criticizing media mixed messaging about body image: praising 'love your body' themes while simultaneously presenting idealized images that undermine self-esteem. Speakers highlight that one positive campaign is negated by idealized advertising and that many positive messages are needed to offset negative media influences.
I think it's great that they're, you know, putting out there or attempting to give us a, you know, love your body issue. That's great. But when you bookend it with images that make you feel like crap because you're not that skinny and not that pretty, it really kind of nullifies the whole thing.
Yeah, I know. It's like saying you shouldn't be obsessed with your looks. And then they use a person who looks perfect to advertise, to quiz. It makes no sense.
The general rule of thumb is any one negative thing we've heard or we've seen has to be counteracted by seven positive messages just to counteract it. That's how fragile our egos are, how fragile our self esteem is. You know, we really have to be counteracting all these different messages.
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