Media and self-esteam

Why do you think people are portrayed this way in the media?
I think people are portrayed to have a perfect body by the media because advertisements are everywhere.

How are you affected by the images you see?  
I do not get too affected by advertisements because I know that pictures have been edited by using Photoshop. I'm not so focused on pictures of a girl with a skinny body. I do not think people should think that they have to look like the models in magazines. Also, people should not expect another person to have a perfect body shape. No one has a perfect body, everybody is different.

What can be done to reduce the amount of young men and women that are negatively affected by these images?

There should be a lot of advertisements on how there isn't a perfect body type to influence girls that they don't have to look skinny to be beautiful. It will influence guys not to think that girls have to have a perfect body. The girls will be less pressure to look perfect.

What would your reaction be to a magazine cover where the subject isn’t all glammed up? Is this a possible route that society should take? Why or why not?

If I saw a magazine cover where the subject isn't all glammed up my reaction would be content, I don't really care for magazine or the images because I know that most are photoshopped. Society should take up that possible route of where the subject is not glammed up because the subject would look like a regular person. It will be more realistic to look at and relate to.