Courage

Courage by :Superchick is a song that speaks loudly for those who have an eating disorder of any kind. This has become a huge social issue, especially in the last decade. In this video you see disturbing images of supermodels and celebrities bodies. What you don't see is the average-joe looking disturbing as well. This is where we get the idea that we must be the thinnest we can possibly be. We look at these so called "role models" and "pretty people" and think that they get all of this attention. So if i'm thin like them then i'll get attention like they do. You see supermodels on the runway and think wow they look really good in that dress, but when you see them off the runway in their regular life, they don't even look human. They look sick and quite disturbing to look at. We are sending a very clear message to young girls everywhere that being thin is the only way to look. It may be hard to believe, but their are six and seven year old girls who starve themselves to look like Lindsay Lohan, but what they don't see in the magazines is that they're killing themselves and will suffer with this disease for the rest of their lives. Although some of the images in this video aren't truly the real deal, most of them are disturbing......because they're true.

Here at Glenbrook North you look around and I would say that 50% of the people here are fit and "skinny". But what about those people that aren't exactly what the "skinny" people would call "fit"? Should they feel out casted because they look "different". I think that the reason why people care so much about what other people look like here again is because of the media. People not only here atGlenbrook North , but in every school should embrace what they look like, because it truly doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, it's the inside that matters, and people especially teenagers need to remember that.
Author: Katie

Note from Mrs. P
This assignment was to find a song that addresses a social issue. Some of the images in the video are disturbing. Nice job Katie!

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