According to my group last Friday my proposal was ok. Someone suggested that I should elaborate more on the topic but I feel like I am running out of things to write about. I think I have enough information to proceed with my paper, I feel like I have wrote these drafts in so many different ways that I have enough information to write 8 pages. So I hope. At this point I think I will just work with what I have because it is kind of too late to start everything over again.
Social Media has become the mainstream communication method for the majority of people in the past few years. Some Women and celebrities in particular, utilize social Networking websites such as Facebook, Instagram and twitter as a way to freely show off their bodies and self-image after giving birth, this paper will discuss how Social media can affect a women’s self-esteem after having a baby. Facebook which is the most used website, is a place which many women use as a scrap book of their most beautiful moments and success stories about their lives. For women who are struggling with emotional issues after becoming a mother, these wonderful moments that many share can make them start comparing and sizing their own lives with others and at the end they will feel a deep devastation about their life. As Alice G. Walton explains in the article “New Study Links Facebook to Depression: But Now We Actually Understand Why” summarizes that the constant social comparison with others can make women feel more depressed after giving birth, which may increase post-partum depression, stress and anxiety.
Mothers and celebrities whom were able to get fit after delivering their babies and constantly post their great success on social media believe that they are an inspirational role model for other mothers who can’t find the motivation to get back in shape, but instead, they are becoming the number one deterrent in those women lives. Social media is an escape for some women who fantasize of a life style that they don’t have but through Facebook they are free to present their lives whichever way they want, women whom are vulnerable to social media have a difficult time understanding that Social media is a curated account of what people want others to believe. This presentation will help mothers identify and understand what are the stressors affecting their mental health and how they will be able to regain control of their lives once they accept that social media is an illusion that many women use to present the best of their lives and what they think others would accept.
social media affects women self esteem. It has been proven that many women will not get a good night sleep after surfing social media. Due to the constant pressure of how women are supposed to physically look make women become unhappy with themselves. There are many ways to know if social media is affecting a you. If the person notices that their mood is constantly changing, unable to stay away from social media, comparing yourself with other people or celebrities, measuring your success through others, if you like the attention or the drama. The point is that social media was invented to keep in touch with friends and family and it has turned out to be a society with its own mind per say. People post their fantasy lives on social media for others to see meanwhile there are other people who believe everything they see on the internet. for the most part women who just had a baby are really suffering because of all the pressure celebrities and other fit mothers post. For many women losing the baby fat can be one of the worst challenges in their life, and going on Facebook and Instagram to immediately see a picture of a mom of 3 who looks like she never had a baby can be very stressful.
Women should take their time when it comes to understanding their bodies after having a child. Most people who look so perfect after having a child is either because is in their gene or because they had surgery done. Women should not let social media determine the way they should feel about themselves, instead they should take their time to lose the weight properly so they can be healthy and strong enough to take care of their new born.
Liz W. Garcia an opinionated screen writer talks about hoe dirty she felt while writing about Candice Crawford’s hot post baby body. Only 3 weeks after having her baby Crawford showed up at a dinner looking stunning in a beautiful gown. The reporter says that women’s postpartum figures are a media obsession, which has fed a social obsession and this obsession has to stop. Garcia feels that women who follow these celebrities around need to stop since they are not being respected as a human being but as an object, that every woman should loose the wight 3 weeks after giving birth and forget about bonding witht he kid loosing the baby weight is more important for the cameras. Garcia is very upset at the fact that these celebrities show off their bodies weeks after giving birth when new mothers need the extra calories in order to breastfeed and stay healthy.She says that there are two logical explanations as how Crawford lost her baby weight so fast and she points at her genetics and undergarments to reshape her body. She also advises women to take control of their lives and not let the govenment tell them when to have children and celebrities making women feel ashame of their bodies. She advises women that the best way to fight against social media is by not believing everything that is publicized and understanding that everyone’s genetic dispositions are different and this will help many women understand that the weight loss promoted on social media by celebrities after giving birth are irealistic and unhealthy.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizgarcia/2012/04/30/media-obsession-with-celebrity-postpartum-bodies-is-part-of-the-war-on-women/#5d9565c35eb4
1. My chosen artifact is…
Plastic surgeries for women after giving birth.
Classify your artifact.
-Women use plastic surgery to fix certain parts of their bodies
-women spend too much money getting surgical procedures such as: tummy tucks breast lifts or breast implants and Liposuction
-plastic surgery can be the answer to helping many women feel better about their self esteem
-mothers want to look like models and celebrities and will do just about anything to do it
-mothers disregard their new born because they are focused in their appearance
-women do not want to have any more children after plastic surgery because of all the money they spent.
-usually people can tell when someone had a procedure, people do not give the same amount of respect if they know a person is not natural
-plastic surgery can go wrong and cause someone life
-women disregard the health issues associated with plastic surgery
2. How do you classify your artifact? In what groups can you place your artifact? What connections can you make to other artifacts in the group?
My artifact can become an obsession to many new mothers who are constantly on face book and Instagram trying to achieve someone else’s look after they had a baby.
I can compare my artifact to celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian who got their shape back after weeks of having their children. Due to social media many working moms develop many insecurities and self hate. The constant reminder that women should be skinny in order to be considered beautiful is hurting many mothers who would go for plastic surgery procedures and lose their lives leaving behind their children.
3. Identify points of similarity between your artifact and others. Then identify points of difference with other artifacts. How is it similar? How is it different?
MY RESPONSE… eating a proper diet and regular exercise should be the way for anyone to choose to get in shape. It would be ideal if a women could just eat organic foods and gain her shape back after giving birth. The reality is that for many women it is very difficult to focus on eating a proper meal and some times they do not have the time to spend at the gym. When a woman gets a mommy make over if the surgery goes well they can see better results in weeks. Their stomach can be much flatter and their breast will be back in place. Now my idea to encourage women to start working out and getting back in shape would be to make plastic surgery illegal. If women don’t have access to plastic surgery they will be forced to regain their body through the natural way.
4. What metaphors or analogies suit your artifact? (Explain if needed)
MY RESPONSE…when I think of plastic surgery i think of someone who is hiding their true self.
Examine cultural narratives. The impact of plastic surgery in society has made women of different age and backgrounds vein and lazy. Women opt to go the easier route instead of working out and dedicating time to their bodies and their children. Most women who get plastic surgery after having a child are trying to find comfort in their selves since they feel that having a child has made them ugly and unattractive. Assumptions such as a woman who gets plastic surgery has money or thinking that having a big butt, a flat stomach and big breasts is really true beauty has driven many working class mothers to get plastic surgical procedures and they now look like Niky Minaj fake and uglier than what they thought they were before the surgery.
5. How is your artifact characterized? (How do people/media/groups characterize it?)
MY RESPONSE…Social media and the public view Plastic surgery as a way to make women beautiful.
6. What cultural narratives govern your artifact?
MY RESPONSE…Face book and Instagram govern plastic surgery. The constant remainder that plastic surgery is available and other women posing their new looks has impacted society in the way the expect women to look in real life.
7. What assumptions, stereotypes, habits, social practices, and institutions frame your artifact?
MY RESPONSE…some stereotypes about plastic surgery are: women should not be fat and ugly when plastic surgery is available.
8. What doctrines or practices affect your artifact? (Or, what doctrines or practices you’re your artifact affect?) Political parties and platforms? Religious? Ideological? Which ones? Are there cultural “rules” and practices? Which?
MY RESPONSE…Plastic surgery affects the religious believes in some people who think that plastic surgery is taking away a woman’s true beauty.
9. How does your artifact affect culture? How does culture affect your artifact?
MY RESPONSE…Plastic surgery affects culture in the sense that everyone wants to get plastic surgery even when they do not need it. Also women who had a child are putting their lives at risk if they die during a surgical procedure. Culture affects plastic surgery in that social media encourages for new mothers to get plastic surgeries.
After a woman gives birth their focus should be on themselves and the well being of their new born. Instead women are so eager to get back into shape that they forget about all the struggles they had went through to have this baby and instead opt for focusing more about what celebrities and other known women in social media are doing. In order for women to stop putting so much pressure upon themselves, they should begin by educating themselves on how to lose the weight gradually and healthy in order for them to be able to take care of their child. Deleting all social media apps and fusing on themselves, can be a better way to reach their weight goals instead of following celebrities on Facebook or Instagram. If women feel that it is very important to be part of the social media community than they should start their own support groups here women from the same social status and similar back ground can relate with each other. If these women have something in common to share, it would be easier for them to open up and face their own issues. Instead of women surfing random pages on social media about different people who might just be photos shopped or are not even real people. If they start their own community of postpartum moms they can even video chat and workout together or meet at a part and go for a walk and this can be a moral support for new mothers. Instead of stressing themselves out looking at celebrities like Jennifer Lopez or Kim Kardashian who have the monetary means to do just about any plastic surgery to look the way she does just weeks after having her children.
In today’s society, social media affects women self image in many ways. Facebook and Instagram are indeed the artifact that most women use to show off their beauty or any other interests they might have without the need of having to give an explanation. Women who want to make a statement about any topic they are interested in just need to post a selfie and there! the entire world can view the picture as they like. My topic is How social media affect a woman self esteem after giving birth. The two social media channels I mentioned, are responsible for postpartum women feeling unattractive and ashamed of their bodies after they have a baby. Many women use social media as a way of a competition to see who looks better, who has the best body and the most likes. And for those women who are lucky to get back into shape right after they have a baby congratulations, but for those who are struggling with weigh issues, postpartum depression and low self esteem, it is a very difficult way for them to deal with their physical appearance. For the most part a lot of people readjust their pictures in order to look a certain way and this includes celebrities. The working mom becomes obsessed with these celebrities and instead of enjoying surfing the internet for useful information, they become frustrated and upset when they see other women achieving their normal wight weeks after they give birth but it is so difficult for them to get results. Social media is an artifact to postpartum women because they do not have to look too hard to find thousands of stories on any celebrity about their weigh journey. Social media can be a woman’s dark shadow its always there available and willing to disclose any information. Social media is the biggest representation of other people’s lives and mostly fashion. So even when people want to stay away from it, this monster is always there. Showing things like: “mother fits back into her size 4 jeans only 4 weeks after having a baby” Mother gets one million likes for losing 50 pounds 6 weeks after having a baby and many other blogs that would drive any new mom insane.
Technology was used for something good as stated in the reading. Unfortunately, society has utilized Social media as a way to sell beauty and false dreams. Women Now a days spend too much time surfing the internet and comparing their body image with other people. Postpartum weight used to be a secondary problem during the 19th and 20th century, because mothers used to focus more about the meaning and the responsibilities that having a child brings and they did not have to worry about what other women or celebrities looked like after the birth of their child. Facebook, Instagram and plastic surgery for example; have become one of the most toxic artifacts for women after they they give birth. These social media not only represent a competition as to who looks better and who has better material things etc. Social media has become the number one representation that women are supposed to have a six packs 6 weeks after having a baby and if not the women is considered to be lazy and unattractive. With the invention and advancement of plastic surgery most women that post pictures of themselves on the inter net and are showing a perfect body right after giving birth are considered to be “made up” meaning that they had different plastic surgery procedures in order to have a perfect body. Women will spend many hours throughout the day surfing the internet looking at other women who recently had a baby and a couple of weeks after they are back to their normal size. But what they are not understanding is that social media is destroying their self esteem and sense of self worth. Postpartum Women who are obsessed to look like a celebrity right after they have a baby, they are forgetting that the time after their baby is born should be mostly about their healthy dieting and the welfare of the baby not their looks or what is going on on social media.
Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania. It is one of the largest cities in the Sahara. The city is the administrative and economic center of Mauritania. I found an article about a woman named May Mint who is now 50 years of age and is over weight, not because of over eating but because woman who is fat in this part of the world is considered beautiful, so this is a tradition that run from many generations. Obesity has long been the ideal of beauty, signaling a family’s wealth in a land repeatedly wracked by drought. Mint suffers from a few diseases related to her over weight. From the age of 4 her mom used to wake her up in the middle of the night to make her eat and drink camel’s milk. Now she understands that being this big might cost her her life and although she understands the risks of losing weight in her society she is now exercising and following a diet. In this culture man believe that skinny women are not attractive and if their wives lose the wight they will divorce them. The mothers look down towards their skinny daughters and do not show love or the same affection they would to the bigger ones. Every culture has different believes about body image. unfortunately that is not the case in the United States of America, where women are constantly reminded of how a woman’s body is supposed to look regardless if it’s a genetically condition or just stubborn fat after having a baby. The point I wanted to make by using this post is, that our society should embrace the beauty of a woman regardless of her size. Also, been overweight should not be a reason to bully or look down upon. Instead, if a person is gaining an excessive amount of weight in a short period of time, family and friends should be there to support the person not to put them down.
In the United States of America women who are not 116 to 120 pounds are not considered beautiful. Every time we are on line shopping, or doing some research even when it is not related to weight loss we are always confronted with the obsession that women have to be skinny. Skinny models, or celebrities who have the perfect shape for the cover of a magazine or TV are always being praised for their beauty but the fat or overweight celebrities like Gabby Gabourey are always bullied and only recognized for their size. This was also the case with Miss Universe, Alicia Machado who was bullied by Donald Trump because she gained some weight after she received the crown and according to him she looked like “Ms piggy” he said she needed to lose the weight if not her crown was going to be taken from her and she was going to lose her job. From an early age women are stressed out about how their bodies should look, what they need to eat and how many times they need to work out in order to look the way society believes is the perfect body image. As women mature their bodies go through many different hormonal changes and it seems that the worst time for a woman to accept is the pregnancy stage. The body will change for many women and in many cases the changes are not embraced because of all the negativity women face throughout the pregnancy and postpartum if the weight is not dropped as quickly as Kate Middleton who lost all her baby weight only 4 weeks after giving birth. It is very important to know that being morbid obese should not be a celebrating matter, that is not the intention of my reading. The point is that the public should back off and stop pressuring women who are encountering a difficult time getting back to their normal size after they give birth. Women who are obese run the risk of developing different medical conditions such as: diabetes, high blood pressure, gallstones, gall bladder disease and heart disease. This is well noted, but women should be encouraged through other means to lose weight not by constantly being reminded that they are not beautiful because they are not a size 4.