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Body Image In The Media
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The Gibson Girl and Eugene Sandow
With the rise of techological media in the 1900s, the ideal body type for men amd women was defined. The idea body type for men was that of Eugene Sandow who was considered the father of modern body building whereas the idea body for women was that of the Gibson Girl. The Gibson Girl depicted the perfect woman as being tall, slender,heavy bust and wide hips.
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The Flapper Girl
Women: During the " Roaring Twenties," the ideal body type for women was that of the flapper. The flapper girl was noted for her slender boyish figure. This ideal broughtout the fad of dieting adn fitness that that others could keep up with the times.
Note: Famous Hollywood Actress Alice Joyce
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The Great Depression
Women: During the 1930s, a realistic depiction of body image was created. Celebrities such as Dolores Del Rio and Leana Horne started to resemble the body type of the average American women.
Men: In the 1930s, the muscular body trend soared with the opening of muscle beach and Mr. America competition. -
WWII
Women: Contiuning with the trend of the 1930s, Women aspired to become curvaceous to show off their figure. Famous actresses with this body type at the time included Betty Garble and Lauren Bacall.
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Golden Age of Hollywood
Women : The Ideal body type for women in the 1950s was that of the Hourglass and the ideal woman who embodied it all was sex symbol Marilyn Monroe.
Men: Men wanted to look more like Marlon Brando with the bad body muscular look. -
Flower Child
Women:During this era women aspired to be super thin like Twiggy. Sparking a rise in eating disorders. Men: While men continued to display healthier more muscular body types. -
Dream On
Women: Farrah Facett became the body image for this decade women aspired to lool like her including the hair cut Men: Body image for men changed to reflect a more muscular body frame. -
The Supermodel and Let's Get Physical
Women: Women began to work out and Jane Fonda represented the desired body image. Men: With the success of Rocky, men began to slim down to gain a thinner more athletic look. -
"Heroin Chic"
Women: During the age of the supermodel , one of the ideal looks of the 90s was that of Heroin Chic. Heroin chic the idea of exterme thinness and paleness like a Heroin addict. This look was eventualy condemed in 1997 by Bill Clinton.
Men: The ideal body image for men was that of Brad Pitt who was considered slightly muscular with six pack abs. -
2000s
Today's perfect body image for women is defined depending upon wheter or not you are apart of the hipster, hiphop, or mainstream generation. The perfect body image for a man is defined as the amount of muscle tone he displays and how virle he appears.
