User:Holiakim

Lookism of South Korea

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In modern society, the body (appearance) is desirably consumed through image consumption, and various merchandising is carried out for this, and it is seen that the appearance superficialism becomes increasingly a social problem. Using the appearance as a measure of value or evaluation, social members generate new discrimination, which is caused by appearance anxiety. Appearance anxiety is a fear that one's own appearance may be exposed to others' gaze and negative evaluation, and that it can live a socially excluded and uneven life because of its appearance. It is worth noting that appearance anxiety is an indicator of dangerous mental health that can result in another psychological behavioral disorder (anorexia, bulimia, or somatization disorder). The modern society is becoming an image consumption market, and the market for appetite, exercise, and beauty industry is becoming more and more huge as well as the desire for the appearance of sex. For the sake of appearance, people live in the ideology of lookism, which does not mind molding, but controls and represses, as well as the various discriminations that result from these results. Appearance in the marriage and employment market has become very influential condition, and appearance has become an absolute commodity value in the beauty industry, which has been gradually strengthened and developed since the modern times. In the reality that appearance is another power and instrument of accomplishment in the inner structure of capitalism, the anxiety of appearance is also increasing.