In today's society, technology is used daily; whether they watch TV, use social media or read a magazine, people are influenced by what they see. As a result, some people develop an eating disorder because their view of what is attractive is distorted because of what is shown in the media. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, “the body type presented in advertising as the ideal is naturally possessed by only 5% of American women” (ANAD). The biggest misconception is that eating disorders are a “woman's disease,” even though one in ten people with an eating disorder are men. Although not the only cause, the media is thought to affect the way women perceive themselves, but most people do not consider the media to affect the way men perceive themselves. Technology has advanced since the beginning of the 20th century with the invention of telephones. , cameras, radios, television, computer, video cassettes, Internet, MP3 players, digital versatile discs and cell phones, among other things. Many of these tools came with other platforms. On television now there are shows, movies, reality shows, news and sports. On the computer there are many programs such as Microsoft, Photoshop, iTunes and the Internet. The Internet itself has become a place for social networking and media. All of these types of media are all related to how women perceive themselves. Celebrities featured in the media are almost always Photoshopped to look perfect: thinner, made up, to look “perfect.” This negatively influences women to strive to look like that, even if that's not even what that celebrity actually looks like. There is also a pressure in the middle of paper......it's their body, their weight and the desire to change it. I think men and women shouldn't have to go through this and we need to change people's mentality about what we define as attractive. Overall, I believe this myth is plausible because it is difficult to measure how much it affects one gender over the other. , but it is obvious that it greatly affects both men and women. There are arguments that this is a great possibility, and others that it is much less likely. In general, I think the media affects both genders, but they cover more of the impact it has on women. For example, they call a female celebrity fat, then she loses weight, then they start calling her anorexic. Media has made society conscious about body and appearance and people end up going to great lengths to achieve an unattainable goal of perfection..