You can clearly see this, as I pointed out in a previous argument, by glancing through a fashion magazine. Pressure for independence, acceptance, and sexual involvement sways adolescents toward low self-esteem and depression. The idea of perfection begins controlling our minds at a very young age. TV shows make us believe that we have to be thin and pretty to get a cute boyfriend. You will probably never see average men and women with non-brand name clothes on popular TV shows or posing in an add.
Some TV show portray a young girl who is overweight as unhappy, boyfriendless, and unpopular.
While the pretty type possesses all those things. Any positive messages that are trying to be sent out get pushed away because of the contradictions of media adds. Also, many diet commercials bring up the idea that losing weight will make us happier. And it might for a while, but you are still the same person. I recently read a selection from The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf.