Relentless Pursuit For Perfection
... As a result, women (and men) make drastic changes to their lifestyles, falling easily into a relentless pursuit of thinness and perfection, in attempts to conform to what society feels is beautiful. ... A simple message that acts a source of hopes, dreams, and inspiration for young people changes to become a message that is of greater relevance for those who have fallen victim to the relentless, inexhaustible pursuit for thinness and perfection. ... It remains that the principle reason as to why people fall into the relentless (not to mention never-ending, and inexhaustible) pursuit for thinness and perfection is because of the simple fact that people yearn to be accepted by society. It is without a doubt that media fuels these pursuits for perfection, for the types of people who fall victim to these unhealthy goals of thinness, and outrageous goals of reaching the “ideal” body weight, have ambitions that are driven by fantasized media images.