What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
Meintje Beijen, the speaker in this video discusses the beauty myth and introduces the body positivity mindset to overcome this issue. She shared her experiences as a teenager about beauty myths or beauty standards in her society. This beauty myth has resulted in the emergence of self-objectification or the process of monitoring our body from an outsider’s perspective. She also explained that the cause of self-objectification is the existence of diet culture and fatphobia or the fear of being fat and the fear of being considered fat even though they are not. In order to gain acceptance by society, so many people want to fulfill the beauty myth that is considered important by society.
What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
The main purpose of the speaker is to introduce a body positivity mindset to change our bad thoughts about our appearance as a result of the beauty myths in society. Body positivity is a movement that focuses on finding Inner beauty without having to resort to the ideal images imposed on us by society. The speaker explained the origin of the beauty myth that causes self-objectification, diet culture, fatphobia, and fat-shaming either in the real world or on social media.
How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
I think the speaker in this video is very trustworthy. Meintje Beijen, the speaker in this TEDx video event is an 18-year-old student in her final year at the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem, Netherlands. Meintje Beijen explains the topic by using some data, such as data that the lives of 100,000 other girls from the age of 12 to 18 years suffer from eating disorders, paparazzi magazines shamed and criticized celebrities for not wearing makeup or gaining weight or something else, and comments on social media about photos of fat women and women who eat a lot but stay slim. I think this data is valid, I checked some data on the internet, one of which is at https://www.buzzfeed.com/morgansloss1/female-celebs-body-shamed-media, about paparazzi embarrassing celebrities such as not wearing makeup or losing weight in the mass media that makes us bring that attitude to the real world. In this article https://polaristeen.com/articles/10-statistics-of-teenage-eating-disorders/, I find that the Adolescent Eating Disorder Statistics shows 2.7% of American teenagers between 13 and 18 years of age have an eating disorder. I often find people on social media who comment badly on someone’s photo on social media. So, the speaker in this video I can trust.
What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
She disagrees with the subject or the society/people who think as if there is a beauty myth that must be fulfilled to be accepted by society, the speaker refuses because this causes a person to experience self-objectivity and is influenced by diet culture for fear of being fat and afraid of being considered fat (fat-shaming). The speaker seemed annoyed at the bad comments on social media about a person’s size and at the paparazzi who commented badly on how celebrities look without makeup and gain weight. So, Meintje Beijen agrees that mindsets such as self-objectification, fat-shaming, and diet culture should be replaced with body positivity mindsets.
Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
I think the speaker put forward valid arguments. I found a lot of data about teenagers, both boys, and girls, and even adults who have eating disorders because they have self-objectification, follow diet culture because afraid of being fat and being considered fat. Meintje Beijen explains the topic using some data, such as data that the lives of another 100,000 girls from 12 to 18 years old suffer from eating disorders, paparazzi magazines shaming and criticizing celebrities for not wearing makeup or gaining weight or other, and fat-shaming comments on social media about photos of fat women and women who eat a lot but stay slim. I also check any data on the internet, I found in 2017 according to the National Eating Disorder Association, up to 70 million people (both men and women) suffer from eating disorders.
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related article: https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/related/importance-of-body-positivity/
This article is entitled The Importance of Body Positivity, in this article, it is stated that previously western countries have given recognition, awards, and privileges to those whose appearance is in accordance with certain ideals. Most often, this ideal involves thinness, muscle, or body shape. Author Lew Lauderback argues that being overweight is not the same as being unhealthy and refusing to shame fat. The body positivity movement has grown to include activists, health professionals, and scientific researchers. The body positivity movement has had an impact on the fashion and advertising industries, the use of social media, and the general level of inclusion and acceptance of various body types within the wider community. As the speaker stated in the video, Body positivity is a movement that represents acceptance of the body as it is, as well as the functions and activities it performs. More specifically in this article, body positivity includes: Appreciating the unique aspects of one’s body; Gratitude for the functions the body can perform; Admiration for body parts and features, even if they differ from societal ideals; Comfort and confidence in one’s body; Focus on the positives rather than perceived imperfections or shortcomings; Rejection of negative images or information about the body. So, Body positivity is a process and requires the practice of compassion and self-acceptance. While the process of body positivity and acceptance is very difficult, it can lead to improved well-being and mental health and encourage society to be more inclusive and accepting.
What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
The topics covered in this video are some of the beauty myths about women in Asia. The first is that only South Asia is Asian. Non-Asians think of Asians only as people from Japan, South Korea, and China. In fact, Asia is vast and diverse. Second, only white skin is beautiful. Many people buy products to whiten their skin. Third, western features are more beautiful. Many Asian people do surgery to get the body shape that they think is perfect. Fourth, all Asian women are thin and petite. It should be everyone is beautiful no matter what size. Fifth, Asian women are demure and exotic. As if Asians are identical with dark skin and shy to show their abilities.
What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
The main purpose of the speaker is to respond and disprove the opinion of most people’s beauty myths against Asian women. The first is that only South Asia is Asian. Second, only white skin is beautiful. Third, the western features are more beautiful. Many Asian people do surgery to get the body shape that they think is perfect. Fourth, all Asian women are thin and petite. Fifth, Asian women are quiet and exotic.
How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
Yu-Chen Shih admits that the 5 beauty myths she mentioned are her experiences as a child and teenager. she admits that the standard of beauty she accepts has affected her mental health. The sources and the speakers are trustworthy because she tells her true experiences. Yu-Chen Shih is the founder and CEO of Orce Cosmetics, she told to fashion magazine about her experience of beauty myths as a teenager as same as in the video even she had to use make-up since she was 11 years old because of western standards of beauty in her society and all the make-up she used to make skin breakouts. It was this experience that led Yu Chen Shih to create cosmetics specifically designed for Asian skin and to address common skin problems in Asians.
What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
The attitude or tone of the speaker towards the subject seems very disapproving of the beauty myths posed by Asians. She disagrees with the five beauty myths she used to experience. For her, Asian people are not only Japanese, Korean or Chinese who have white, clean, and bright skin. Asian people are diverse and different. And everyone is beautiful no matter what color their skin is. She disagrees that beauty is about being tall and slim, she said that everyone is beautiful no matter what size they are.
Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
I think the speaker in this video makes a strong argument. She said that non-Asian people would think Asians were just Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. This statement is true, I read some information on the internet for example in this article https://edit.kalista-beauty.com/asian-beauty-myths-debunked/ that indeed cosmetics or beauty standards for Asian women are Korea and Japan. Therefore, cosmetic brands from these two countries are in great demand, because everyone, especially Asians, wants to have white and bright skin.
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In this article https://edit.kalista-beauty.com/asian-beauty-myths-debunked/, it is explained that Japan and Korea are indeed some of the most popular beauty myths, as evidenced by many makeups and skincare brands originating from these two countries. People are obsessed with having bright and white skin like them. Even though Asia is very diverse, this uniqueness makes everyone beautiful in their own way. No matter dark or white skin, everyone is beautiful and diligently takes care of their body and facial skin to be healthy. As Yu Chen Shih explained about his experience with 5 beauty myths in Asia, I only found 1 of the most popular myths, namely Asians are only Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. The other four myths are the speaker’s experience which is one of the impetus for making cosmetics that are suitable and safe for Asians.
What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
The speaker in this video discusses the beauty myths that make it important to be a girl or a woman to be beautiful. Almost everyone even based on the speaker’s own experience, since childhood, she did everything like using makeup to be beautiful and considered beautiful by people.
What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
The speaker’s purpose is to persuade the listeners that everyone’s beauty cannot be equal and everyone has their own way to be beautiful, beauty does not need validation from others, and like using makeup or doing workouts for one’s own happiness.
How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
I feel 50 percent believe in the speaker in this video because the Speaker does not mention any data in her video. This video contains the speaker’s story about the beauty myth and her response to it, she only strengthens her response with Naomi Wolf’s book which was very popular about 10 years ago. The book is entitled “The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Woman”. The speaker is a girl who has her own youtube channel called “ItsRadish Time”. For the sources of reading that book she uses, I can no doubt trust her.
What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
The speaker did not agree with the statement that women must be beautiful according to the beauty myth, for example using make-up as needed, not dark skin, slim body, and so on. She says that she is a feminist and she hates all things beauty standards and hates men who only make women like games play with women because they are beautiful.
Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
In my opinion, the speaker used an argument that I can say is quite strong, not too strong because she only told her experiences about being a woman who is like to always be beautiful by society. The speaker is a girl who has her own youtube channel called ItsRadishTime. She often uploads her videos there. To reinforce her point of view of her own past experiences, she said that Naomi Wolf’s book “The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women” relates very well to her experiences.
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In this article: https://www.stumagz.com/why-beauty-is-important-for-a-girl-/ it is explained that looking different doesn’t mean you don’t have beauty like other people, the most important thing is to maintain the beauty of her soul because if there is something beautiful in her it will surely reflect her face more beautiful. In other words, when we feel beautiful, we are beautiful! and other people will notice that, so looking good shows that you value yourself.
What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
The topic discussed at the Talk show was about the beauty myth that made American women perform make-up or cosmetics, plastic surgery to pursue beauty or personal happiness in women. Dr. Helen Colon said that plastic surgery was carried out with a lot of consideration from doctors and patients, Naomi Wolf said plastic surgery is a form of women pursuing and fulfilling beauty myths circulating in society, while most of the audiences claim to use make-up and are willing to do plastic surgery for the sake of their happiness and to increase their self-confidence.
What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
The main purpose of this talk show is to find out the answers of plastic surgery experts, activists who fight beauty myths, one of which is Naomi Wolf and Dr. Helen Colen, and the women on the talk show shared their opinion about women who use make-up and change their body or face shape through plastic surgery. This talk show was held 10 years ago at the same time that Naomi Wolf’s book, The Myth Of Beauty, was popular.
How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
I think this talk show can be trustworthy because it’s a fairly popular TV talk show at the time, I heard there are data such as women spent 4 billion dollars a year on cosmetics and 30 billion dollars on beauty salons, 37 million women color their hair84% of plastic surgery is performed by women and 2 million women have had breast implants. This data is based on 10 years ago in America. The host of this talk show is Oprah and the guest stars are Naomi Wolf, Dr. Helen Colen, and 3 others.
What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
Naomi Wolf seems disapproving of women who hurt themselves to have surgery. She called Plastic surgery is self-mutilation. The surgery which is performed without reason of disability or accident is only to strengthen the standard of beauty, in fact, everyone has a beauty that cannot be equated. Dr. Helen Colen disagrees with the statement that plastic surgery is done haphazardly and not fully. Before performing the operation, the patient is asked many things such as what the problem is, how are the family history, other histories, and others. There are audiences who say they do plastic surgery because they want to even those who continue to have plastic surgery still get ridiculed for their bodies. There are audiences who also say that they use makeup for their happiness, not for men.
Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
Yes, they did. The arguments presented by the speakers are valid because they are experts in their respective fields. Naomi Wolf supports her argument by citing the data experienced by women in general who pursue beauty, even women who are willing to devote themselves to perfecting the perfection of the body. Dr. Helen Colen also supports her argument by explaining the plastic surgery procedures that every doctor does to their patients.
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In this article: https://blogs.bcm.edu/2021/09/22/whats-behind-the-increase-in-plastic-and-cosmetic-surgery/ it is stated that it is a fact now, more and more people are using technology videos and they become more aware of their appearance in public. In addition, employees across all industries work remotely, which allows more time for elective surgery and recovery. Cosmetic surgery is a specialty within plastic surgery that often focuses on appearance. Plastic surgery incorporates procedures that also restore form and function, such as breast reconstruction, burn surgery, and pediatric plastic surgery. According to the latest annual statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly $16.7 billion was spent on cosmetic procedures in the US in 2020. 11% of women surveyed said they were more interested in cosmetic or non-surgical plastic surgery. So the remaining 89% are more interested in plastic surgery. Surgical procedures now than before COVID-19 are higher among women who have had surgery or procedures. This data is as much as revealed in the talk show 10 years ago. This is proof that the appearance to be beautiful is coveted by everyone.
What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
The speakers in this video discuss 10 beauty myths that speakers think we all should stop believing. She said that of the 10 beauty myths that emerged a few years ago, the ten myths include: shaving will make our hair grow back thicker; hair will grow fast if you cut it, you can fix split ends; plucking gray hair makes hair grow back; oily skin is bad; you have to exfoliate every day; pumping mascara will make your eye fur more greatly better; you can remove pores; you need eye cream; Your eyelashes should be the same color as your hair color.
What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
The main goal of the speaker is to prove that the 10 beauty myths are incorrect and to make listeners stop believing in the 10 beauty myths.
How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
I think this video is trustworthy, all the arguments explained by the speaker are reasonable, and I have checked reliable sources that the 10 beauty myths the speaker talked about are false and many people have believed them. The speaker is a woman named Shea Whitney on her own personal youtube channel. I think the source or data and speakers in this video can be trusted because I have checked it on various information on the internet.
What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
The speaker’s attitude towards the 10 beauty myths strongly disagreed, he gave a logical and scientific explanation to his audience.
Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
In my opinion, the speaker put a strong argument because he gave clear and reasonable reasons to viewers who are not necessarily people who understand science, for example, such as the beauty myth that shaving hair will make it grow thicker, he assumes that women do not have hormones that make them grow. women grow beards, pumping mascara into the tube many times makes applying mascara to the eyelashes more beautiful, that’s also wrong, according to him, pumping mascara will actually put air or oxygen into the tube, making the mascara in the tube dry quickly.
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In this article: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a19926030/beauty-myths-0/ it is explained that there are many more beauty myths about facial or hair care and women’s make-up. Many women take it for granted, such as believing that shaving will make hair grow back thicker, pumping mascara will make makeup application better, and so on.
What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
What is discussed in this video is explaining the origin of beauty myths, the problems that arise due to beauty myths, and interviewing people to be asked how they feel they are beautiful.
What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
The main purpose of the speaker is to get the audience to attack themselves or be ashamed of their body parts.
How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
I think this video is quite trustworthy, the speakers in the video are college students who will also work on the topic of beauty myths. To strengthen his argument, the speaker in the video uses some data such as that only 4% of women think they are beautiful and 45℅ men are not confident with their bodies.
What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
The speakers in the video seem to agree to fight and end the beauty myths circulating in society. And they agree that all people don’t care what color their skin is or what size they are.
Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
Yes, they did. The speaker puts forth reasonable and complete arguments such as how many men are not confident with their bodies, and how many women feel they are not beautiful. They use the data to strengthen their argument.
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This article : https://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a19910278/doves-choose-beautiful-campaign/ tells about The Choose Beautiful campaign surveyed 6,400 women aged 18 to 64 from five cities around the world (San Francisco, Shanghai, Delhi, London, and São Paolo, to be exact) about how they feel about beauty. 80 percent of women surveyed said that all women have something beautiful about them, 96 percent said they would not use the word “beautiful” to describe themselves.
What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
This video discusses the beauty standards created by the mass media just for entertainment, and all beauty in cyberspace is real.
What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
The speaker’s purpose is to get the viewer to stop assuming someone who looks perfect in photos or television is real. The speaker wants the viewer to be imperfect, it is natural for every human being to have it. It’s all just for marketing and entertainment needs. All the beauty in the media is real.
How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
I think this video is trustworthy, the speaker in this video is Sheila Heylin. The source she used was also reliable from the video images that were in the mass media at that time.
What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
Speakers seem to disagree with the notion that being perfect must achieve the face and body like the models in the photos in magazines, books, or television. She said that the beauty in the pictures we see on social media is fake and not real.
Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
I think the speaker used a strong argument, as far as I know, the mass media is one of the causes of the easy spread of beauty myths.
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in this article https://meteamedia.org/20179/opinions/the-beauty-standards-placed-on-women-are-unrealistically-unachievable/ It is explained that from a very young age, women are raised to meet the unrealistic standards of beauty provided by society. Social media, magazines, newspapers, and even television tend to push standards high and barely achievable. You have to find some way to get people to at least acknowledge your “beauty” even when you’ve tried to mold yourself to please them. So, we must love ourselves because we are not perfect in every way. Even in today’s world, we are getting a little better at opening our eyes to what is beautiful but there is still a lot of work to be done.
What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
The speaker in this video discusses how body image affects a person’s mental health and how to rise from bad thoughts of others or ourselves against us.
What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
The main purpose of the speaker is to convince the audience that body image can be overcome by taking action, trying to focus, and solving the problem so that the mind stops thinking negative thoughts and the last is to allow the love from yourself and those around you.
How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
I think this video is very trustworthy. The speaker is Mary Jelkovsky. When she was young, around 17 years old, she was a major athlete in bikini competitions. She struggled with her negative body image. She was too worried about her weight. In fact, she said that she was on a very strict diet. So, sources and speakers I can trust. Because this is a TED Talk.
What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
The speaker agreed that there is a way to heal her body image because she struggled with body image previously.
Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
I think the speaker gave a strong argument, moreover, she also told his life experience but for each explanation, she can explain scientifically and makes sense.
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This article https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249190 explained that Many people have concerns about their body image. These concerns often focus on weight, skin, hair, or the shape or size of a specific body part. However, body image does not only come from what we see in the mirror. According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), various beliefs, experiences, and generalizations also contribute. Body image relates to what a person believes about their appearance, how they feel about their body, height, weight, how they move. A fact I just learned is that a person’s body image will range from positive, or satisfaction with his body, to negative, or dissatisfaction with his body. A negative body image can contribute to body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), eating disorders, and other conditions.