Izithombe Zangaphambi Nangemva Kokuyizinto Ezi- # 1 Ezikhuthaza Abantu Ukwehlisa Isisindo

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Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi imithombo yezokuxhumana ingaba ithuluzi lokwehlisa isisindo uma isetshenziswa ngendlela efanele. Manje, sibonga inhlolovo entsha ye-Slimming World (inhlangano yokunciphisa isisindo ese-U.K. etholakala nase-U.S.), siyazi nje. Kanjani kungaba ugqozi.

I-Slimming World ihlolisise abesifazane abangu-2 000 abazama ukwehlisa isisindo futhi yathola ukuthi amaphesenti angama-70 akholelwa ukuthi imithombo yezokuxhumana iyabakhuthaza ohambweni lwabo-noma ngabe kungokubuka amavidiyo wokuzivocavoca, ukubona abanye abantu abaguqule imizimba yabo, noma ukulandela abagqugquzeli bokuqina ababelana ngokugqugquzela futhi amathiphu wokukhuthaza nsuku zonke. (Okuhlobene: Indlela Engcono Kakhulu Yokusebenzisa Imidiya Yezokuxhumana Ukwehlisa Isisindo)

Umthombo wokuqala wokukhuthazwa kwalaba besifazane, noma kunjalo, wawungaphambi nangemva kwezithombe noma izithombe zenguquko: amaphesenti angama-91 abesifazane ababuzwa ukuthi izithombe zenguquko zabasiza kuyinto Ukufinyelela ezinhlosweni zabo, noma ngabe kubonakala kukude kangakanani.

Izitayela ezinkulu zokufaneleka ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ziqinisekisa kuphela lokho okutholakele. Thatha uhlelo lukaKayla Itsines 'Bikini Body Guide ngokwesibonelo: Isimo sokuzivocavoca esidume umhlaba wonke ngokuyisisekelo siye sabonga kakhulu ezithombeni eziguqukayo ezivela kubalandeli bazo.

"Abantu bayazithanda izinguquko," u-Itsines wasitshela ngaphambilini ku- "Kayla Itsines Shares the # 1 Thing People Get Wrong About Transformation Photos." "Ngicabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu uyakwenza-kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuguqulwa kwezimonyo ezinhle noma ukuguqulwa kwemfashini, noma ukufaneleka. Isizathu sokuthi abantu balayishe uguquko, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lumayelana nokuncipha kwesisindo, ukukhuluphala, ukuba umlutha wezidakamizwa ukuba uphuze utshwala, ukuxoxa indaba, khombisa udaba lwabo ngethemba lokuthi kukhona umuntu ozoxhumana nabo ... Kukwenza ube nenhlonipho nozwela olukhulu. "

Kepha njengoba kuhamba nazo zonke izinto ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, izithombe zangaphambi nangemva kufanele zithathwe ngohlamvu lukasawoti. Akuyona yonke into oyibonayo engamaphesenti angu-100 yangempela, yingakho abantu besifazane ababulawa besebenzisa ithonya labo lezokuxhumana ukuze bafakazele ukuthi izithombe ezikhohlisayo zingaba kanjani. Kungenzeka kakhulu, izithombe ezinhle kakhulu ziwumphumela wokukhanyisa okuphelele, ukuma, futhi ngezikhathi ezithile, i-photoshop. Noma ngubani odlula ngokungazi, noma kunjalo, angabonakala njengeqiniso. Ngenkathi lezo zithombe zisengakhuthaza futhi zishukumise, zingabonisa futhi zikhuthaze okulindelwe okungenangqondo.

Kungakho abagqugquzeli abanesimo somzimba babelana ngezithombe "zangempela" eziningi ku-Instagram. Thatha umqeqeshi u-Anna Victoria, ngokwesibonelo, owabelana ngezithombe zenguquko yakhe yemizuzu emibili ukusuka ekumeni kuye esinqeni esiswini noma lo wesifazane okhombise ukuthi ungayiguqula kanjani i-abs yakho ngemizuzwana engama-30. Abanye besifazane bathumela izithombe zenguquko ezingajwayelekile ukuze babonise ukuthi bakhuluphale kanjani futhi baba nempilo enhle, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungenxa yokuqina kwemisipha noma ukunqoba ukuphazamiseka kwemikhuba yokudla. (Kubandakanya u-Iskra Lawrence, ojoyine i- #boycottthengaphambi komnyakazo wokudikibalisa abantu ekuvumeleni ngaphambi nangemva kokuncintisana.)

Nakuba izithombe zangaphambi nangemuva zingabonakali njalo, inhlolovo ye-Slimming World ithole enye inzuzo engenakuphikiswa yenkundla yezokuxhumana kubantu abasohambweni lokwehlisa isisindo: umphakathi omuhle. Eqinisweni, amaphesenti angu-87 abesifazane okwaxoxwa nawo athi ukuba yingxenye yeqembu labesifazane abahamba ohambweni olufanayo kwabasiza ukuba bahlale benecala kuyilapho benamathela emigomweni yabo yokunciphisa isisindo, okufakazela ukuthi isimiso esiqinile sokusekela singahamba ibanga elide. (Udinga ubufakazi obengeziwe? Bheka nje ikhasi lethu le-Goal Crushers Facebook, umphakathi wamalungu anezinhloso zezempilo, zokudla, nezempilo eziphakamisanayo ngenkathi zisebenzela izinhloso zazo ngazinye.)

Ngakho-ke, yebo, ngenkathi imithombo yezokuxhumana inamandla okuholela ekubonakaleni komzimba okungenampilo, le datha ifakazela ukuthi nayo ingakhuthaza, ibe nethonya elihle, futhi ihlanganise abantu. Kuya kuphela ngokuthi uzimisele ukuyisebenzisa kanjani.

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