Time online and body image
I can explain how people online may alter their appearance and why this is not representative of how I should look.
Time online and body image
I can explain how people online may alter their appearance and why this is not representative of how I should look.
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Key learning points
- Many celebrities and influencers use filters to edit their appearance.
- Comparing ourselves to people online is comparing ourselves to an impossible ideal.
- We should not expect ourselves or others to look like people we see online.
- Everybody is different.
- Body shaming online or in person is never acceptable.
Keywords
Filter - an effect used on a photo or video to alter the way you look
Body image - how we see, think or feel about our body, including our shape, size and appearance
Body shame - to make hurtful comments about a person's appearance, body shape or size
Common misconception
Influencers always show us reality.
Many influencers alter their appearance or body shape and might engage in harmful behaviours to achieve a particular body type.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
any time spent on a digital device with a screen
a light from screens that can keep you awake
to talk, play or spend time with friends, family or new people
notice taken of someone or something
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
an effect used on a photo or video to alter the way you look
how we see, think or feel about our body, including our shape and size
to make hurtful comments about a person's appearance or body shape