What is this GD participant doing?

Well, in my opinion, an ideal body image is whatever a

person is happy with. I think as long as someone is happy with

their looks, it is ideal.

What is this GD participant doing?

I think you’ve got a point that being happy with our looks is

important, but I think that’s not enough. For example, if

someone always looks tired, you wouldn’t think they are

healthy. That’s why I think an ideal appearance is healthy

and fresh looking.

What is this GD participant doing?

I completely agree. A healthy appearance is fit and fresh

looking, and ideally not underweight or overweight.

What is this GD participant doing?

Okay, so I think we can agree then that an ideal body image

is a healthy, fresh look. All right, let’s move on to the next

item. The article talks about the media digitally enhancing

pictures and the effects this can have on readers. Do we think

the media should be allowed to digitally enhance pictures?

What is this GD participant doing?

I personally think they should be allowed to do so. Readers

want to see beautiful images, and digitally enhancing pictures

can help achieve this. So I don’t see a problem in this practice.

What is this GD participant doing?

But don’t you think this puts lots of pressure on readers to

be as perfect as the people in the pictures they are looking at?

What is this GD participant doing?

Definitely. It’s not hard to imagine that impressionable

young readers may become obsessed with achieving the

unrealistic looks endorsed by the media. Some might even

resort to extreme methods just to get a flawless face, such as

extreme dieting or even unlicensed cosmetic surgery.

What is this GD participant doing?

That’s a valid point. But if we look at this from another

perspective, being allowed to enhance pictures surely is a

matter of freedom of the press.

What is this GD participant doing?

I’m sorry, but I don’t understand. Would you mind

explaining what you mean?