Through the eyes of another: Body image (interview)

For my interview, I interviewed an old colleague from High School that now goes to UTI, His name is Peter Jimenez, 18 years old Mexican-American who has a great interest in appearances and they way they are portrait in comic books. He grew up with Iron Man being his model as a superhero and wish he wished he could someday be as smart as him.

Q: what’s your favorite superhero/comic?

A: Iron-Man

Q: How does a superhero body image effect society including readers and nonreaders?

A:   a superhero’s body image effect readers/nonreaders by giving them a figure near as perfect to look up to and idolize, which isn’t always, the perfect figure.

Q: How do you view Superhero’s bodies and the moral behind them?

A: Well, I see them all the same perfect bodies males super enhanced as for women hyper sexualized and they have great moral being one of them selfless always putting others before themselves which sets a great example for the younger audiences. .

Q: Do the superheroes’ body image or costumes make you uncomfortable?

A:  No, because to me its better if they give a healthy fit model instead of the opposite.

Q: which superhero body would you compare your body to?

A: I would compare my body to Spider-Man he is not exaggerated unlike many other superheroes’ a realistic goal for many.

 Q: who do you think is the most attractive superhero based of comic books/movies?

A:   Wonder Women because she is the bravest of all females in my perspective.

 Q: Has a superhero influenced you standards of the opposite sex?

A: No, because I believe everyone is different in their own way and we all cant achieve such perfect bodies.

 Q: Do you think superheroes are over sexualized?

A: Yes, because they all have perfect bodies not one flaw in them which attract the eye more than the good deeds they perform.

Q: Do you look up to superheroes? Why or why not?

A: No, I do not look up to superheroes because to me they are not real and whatever they do can never be achieved.