Hello readers! welcome, I have much to discuss yet again about the topic of superheroes and their unrealistic bodies portrait throughout comic books. I found an article, superheroes with realistic bodies, in this article they show pictures of superheroes if they were to have realistic body images and its quite interesting the change from each picture. they also discuss the issue of how it effects women in america "Today, 33.7% of men and 36.5% of women are considered obese" the statistics here really show how much we as people are put under pressure to achieve the perfect image and be like everyone but in reality nobody has the time to go to the gym or even the economic status to maintain a healthy lifestyle many americans aren't rich and have issues even surviving with what they have so they opt for the cheapest things, fast food. Comic books convey dramatic images of superheroes, men with massive biceps and shoulders, women always more slender and tiny giving us the image the more tiny you are the more appealing you will be in others eyes. women and men should not have to be put through this and its not just in comic books where this is portrait with superheroes but many images out there always shows a perfect photoshopped image and make us believe that is achievable when in reality not even the model looks like the way they are shown.
The way comic exhibit superheroes effects the readers with the way they look at themselves. This article is stating that the cause of many eating disorders is the way comic books portrait the perfect body to the reader and they want to became it. So what they did to show the people that read this article is compare the perfect superhero and did a few touches to make it more like a typical body image shape and size. It's awareness to does that believe you have to be like someone else in order to be acceptable everyone looks great no matter what you look like. I agree with this article and the idea its trying present, to finish my argument I will leave you with these words from the article and hopefully they always stay with you "perhaps more people could look up to their favorite superhero without feeling the need to emulate an impossible physique. Ultimately, whats truly heroic is respecting yourself, your body, and your health."
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