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By Katy Mullins Editor for Songs of Survival Have a…
Survivors to Superheroes stands in solidarity with Asian Americans and Asian Canadians against the most recent wave of anti-Asian racism. This racism is not new and, indeed, has a very long history in North America. Nonetheless, it has gained more visibility in the past week due to the tragic deaths of eight people in Atlanta, Georgia, in a terrible act of racist and sexist violence. Our hearts and thoughts are with the loved ones of Yong Ae Yue, Suncha Kim, Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Daoyou Feng, Xiaojie Tan, Delaina Ashley Yaun, and Paul Andre Michels.
We are living in the era of social media. While we are constantly connected with one another and always in-the-know, we are also exposed to an endless amount of content from seemingly perfect people with glamorous lives. Apps like Instagram constantly expose us to polished pictures that make us hyper-aware of our own insecurities. The use of social media has become a norm among preteens and teens, and it is for this reason that we should be teaching our children about the importance of body image. Overall, there are about 3.5 billion social media users and while 90.4% of millennials use social media, about 64.4% of generation Z use social media as well (Wagner, 2020) [1]. With easily accessible mobile phones comes excess usage which can lead to teens comparing their lives to others. It is so easy for these kids to assume that these perfect looking people reflect how normal people should look. This can disrupt their self-esteem and hinder their well being.
