Are girls pressured to be thin?
Ashley Groom, freshman, South Junior High School
"At our school, no one really cares what you look like. You are who you are. I'm sure some girls are pressured, but most are happy with who they are."
Buffy Woodard, freshman, South Junior High School
"I think there is a lot of pressure because people talk about you're not thin or even too thin."
Emily Kuenzi, junior, Perry Lecompton High School
"I think that there is a lot of pressure from the media and society. I think most people who are well-liked are thin."
Nicole Olson, freshman, Central Junior High School
"Yes I do. The media and society pressures them. All the fashion models and movie stars are thin, and the clothing sizes only seem to go from zero to two."
Darci Rodecap, freshman, West Junior High School
"Absolutely. Through the teen magazines. All the girls in them are super thin, and the kind of clothes they sell are so small."
MaKenzie Beebe, seventh grade, Eudora Middle School
"Yeah, because a lot of girls at our school work out as hard as they can in P.E., and they don't eat much at lunch or skip breakfast."
Alissa Kongkindavong, sixth grade, Prairie Park School
"No, because they are more comfortable with how they look. At least no one I know does."
Judy Singmanichanh, sixth grade, Broken Arrow School
"Not unless people start making fun of how they look. That's what makes people want to change their size."
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