influenced identityIt has been proven that a person's identity is based on the image they desire and not on their real identity. This means that their actual image does not portray the image they want of themselves. The article “Men Have Body Image Issues Too” by Kate Fridkis explains that not only do women have issues with their bodies, but men do too. According to the article, identity is defined by size, appearance, body type and influenced by social pressure by showing the perfect image. One way would be the media, another through peer pressure and finally gender. The media has a lot to portray in someone's identity through influence. The media, for example, creates an image of fat as the new lame. The author in this article explains that the way fat is reduced in society is that people judge based on size. He even used the word “demonized” to describe how society views size. Fridkis says, “I've noticed, how fat is demonized.” (Fridkis) Whose fault is it, the media, who have raised the bar with skinny models. That's what everyone wants to become, to have that image, to be thin, to be that identity. Fridkis also mentions a boy who was chubby, as he felt he was not intelligent due to his weight, as the author mentions "Why fat kids should be stupid". (Fridkis) This is what society thinks and influences other peoples identity, from society telling people how to look and how to change their size. They do so because the boy's identity is now defined as an overweight chubby kid. This defines the boy as a Kislyak, a fat child and... middle of paper... he was made to feel that they are too short, too hairy, too bold and too feminine". when men start to have stereotypes from the world social, their identity begins to transform into an image that not all men have, which leads to physical problems for men. Ultimately, gender affects identity as men are unable to talk about their problems physiques unlike women, and man has a stereotype resulting from social pressure. To conclude, identity is influenced by social pressure through the media showing an excessive amount of rudeness towards overweight people and showing the false image. of lean. Identity is also defined in peer pressure through the influence of other human beings around and their accusations towards others. Gender as an identity is influenced by stereotypes of men or women and the way one appears based on what the company portrays.