Kadir Thank you! Woman What’s your name? Kadir

Impossible images
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Smiling celebrities, worried girls
'Female celebrities post selfies on social media; millions of 
teenage girls see them and try to copy them. They want to 
have the same artificial hairstyles and make-up. I really 
believe that this is becoming a big problem. Why? Because 
girls are worrying about their appearance all the time and 
they’re becoming unhappy. And the problem is growing. For 
example teenage girls today spend 90% more on make-up 
than ten years ago.' Maria Baker, Professor of Sociology
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No escape from the camera
'In my view, social networking websites like Facebook and 
Instagram are part of the problem. Teenagers take photos of
their close friends all the time and then they put these 
photos on the internet. a bad photo gets unkind comments. 
So girls now think it’s important to look good all the time. 
Today’s teenage girls are embarrassed about looking 
natural or having untidy hair. They can’t relax. I see this 
problem every day at school.' Sophie Ellis, Head Teacher
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Body-building boys
'To be honest, this isn’t just a problem for girls. Boys have 
pressures too. They are surrounded by images of male 
celebrities with muscular bodies. Suddenly, an ordinary 
male body is not good enough, they think, so they take 
dangerous drugs to make their bodies muscular. Others go 
on unnecessary diets – for example, they buy special drinks 
because they want to be muscular. They talk about it a lot at
the gym.' Bob French, Gym owner
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Copying a lie?
'A lot of teenagers try to copy images in magazines and on 
websites. But it’s very easy to change photos on 
a computer. So today’s teenagers are trying to copy 
an image that is not real. However, these tricks are not 
a secret these days. In fact, some companies are refusing to
change their photos. They use hashtags to advertise their 
'real photos' on Twitter. Some people say social media is