Every time a teenage girl opens up a magazine she is.
confronted by beautiful women who have perfect bodies, expensive .
clothing and seem to have the perfect life. Advertisers often .
emphasize sexuality and the importance of physical attractiveness .
in an attempt to sell products, but people are concerned that .
these ads put pressure on women and men to focus on their .
appearance. Some girls feel that the media pressures them to have .
a perfect body. Advertising images have also been accused of .
setting unrealistic ideals for males. So why do magazines do this .
if they know it is hurting teens? Magazines should consider the .
problems they are causing with young men and women. Ads should be .
eliminated that solicit appalling behavior that could persuade .
teens to do something that isn't under their best interest.
Women see an average of 400 advertisements per day. .
Most advertisements seen are targeted toward females. From .
products such as which makeup will make you look better to what .
clothes will make you feel better about yourself, or if you go on .
this diet you will get the guy you want. Most women know that .
these commercials or magazine ads are just used to sell the .
product, and they don't really get you the dream guy, or make .
your face clear up in a day. Consumers are just wanting you to .
spend your money on there product. So they only want the best on .
their commercial to make it seem real. .
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Advertisements emphasize thinness as a standard for female .
beauty. Today's fashion models weigh 23% less than the average .
female. However, 69% of girls in one study said that magazine .
models influence their idea of the perfect body shape, when .
realistically only 1% of girls have a chance of being as thin as .
a runway model. This is just setting off unhealthy images for .
teens to live by.
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Although distorted body image has widely been known to .
affect women and girls, there is growing awareness regarding the .
pressure men and boys are under to appear muscular.