J-14 Magazine Article

J-14 Magazine Article

Chang, R. (2011, May/June). Miranda confesses: “I was insecure about wearing a bathing
            suit”. J-14, 13(6), p. 26-27


            Miranda Cosgrove, star of Nickelodeon show iCarly, opens up about her deepest summer fear. Cosgrove talks about how insecure she always felt in a bathing suit when she went to pool parties. Miranda discusses how all the other girls and some boys would make a big deal out of what bathing suit you were wearing, and this made her feel weird. She often felt stressed when she had to go to the mall to pick a bathing suit out. She felt a lot of pressure to buy the right bathing suit. One pool party, Miranda wore a one-piece bathing suit and was embarrassed by the snickering and comments her classmates made. She even talks about how tabloids, magazines, and television didn’t help. It always seemed that the magazine girls were super skinny and pretty. The article includes excerpts from other stars who felt the same way. Miranda said that she finally just had to except her body the way it is, and she stop letting other people make her feel uncomfortably about her body. She wants other girls to do the same.
            I loved reading this article because I felt it was a positive piece for young girls everywhere. In the article, Miranda Cosgrove identifies how she felt growing up with an issue that most young adults face every year. Picking the right bathing suit and then wearing it in front of peers can lead to stress, anxiety, and psychological problems with their image. Young adults are very impressionable and often feel inadequate around their peers. Add tabloids, magazines, and television and some young adults will not even wear a bathing suit. I was impressed with Miranda for talking about such a private but important issue with young adults today. Most young ladies believe they have to have the perfect figure or be super thin which can lead to major health problems such as anorexia or bulimic. It is important for adolescence to have a healthy image of them selves- having positive article such as this one can help with improving low self esteem.