Lies taken with photosMedia plays a huge role in today's society. Technology associated with media like the Internet has connected the world, started revolutions, and accomplished many things that have benefited us for years now. While all of this is true for the media, some portrayals in the media have had devastating effects that continue to increase. Photoshop has become increasingly popular among magazine and brand editors, celebrities and models. This affects how teenagers see themselves, resulting in drastic measures such as eating disorders, cosmetic surgery, and bullying each other for being different. The first medically recognized case of an eating disorder dates back to 1873 (“Key Events”). The eating disorder was anorexia nervosa and was associated with personal physiological factors. During this time period, it was not known that many cases of eating disorders were not exclusively a mental illness, but the result of society's impact on an individual. Every single gossip magazine today uses some sort of photo altercation about an individual in each publication ("Celebrity Gossip"). In 2010, researchers at Cardiff University in Wales conducted a study on the effects of celebrity gossip magazines on adolescent body image (“Celebrity Gossip”). Students were asked to record their eating habits over a six-month period, and students who had been exposed to more media containing unrealistic body expectations found they had more eating disorder tendencies than teens whose eating habits remained normal due to lack of exposure to the media and gossip. magazines (“Celebrity Gossip”). The study found that teens who regularly consumed celebrity gossip were more likely to develop an eating disorder (“Celebrity Gossip”). Another...... middle of paper......uire photography shop. The consequences of such practices include eating disorders, cosmetic surgery and bullying among adolescents and young adults. Teens want to look like the models and celebrities on magazine covers. What they need is to realize that what they are chasing to achieve does not exist. A photo is taken of the celebrity and then it is sent to be photographed: the waist is thinner, the neck becomes longer, imperfections disappear and are removed, and the thighs become smaller and perfectly shaped in a matter of seconds. It is then put on the cover of a magazine where teenagers see it on stands everywhere they go. Unless the public protests against the media's use of the photo shop, it will continue to be in the minds of teenagers who wish to look like someone else when in reality the only person they should wish to be is themselves.