its true. but i feel like girl celebs love the attention.

i know what you mean.. shows like the oc or laguna beach drive me crazy. i know some girls are naturally twigs, and good for them. but i'm not. i'm an average weight. i have curves. and most of the time i feel good about that. but heaven knows that when i turn on the tv and see skinny actresses in bikinis, i feel bad.

guys don't get off the hook completely. why are all the larger guys cast as the "funny, slighly stupid, but lovable" characters? i want to see a protagonist who's smart, charming, and without the washboard abs!

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Originally posted by funkygurl222:
The media is always trying to get in our way by making us feel ugly! I mean cellulite, bikinis, and i am not saying it is not great to look great but so many girls and young woman are being sucked into this, where does it end, and will it begin for guys??

It's a chicken-and-egg type thing. Women, in general, care more about beauty and beauty products because the media targets women because women, in general, care more about beauty and beauty products.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that the media is trying to make you feel ugly; the media just wants you to know you could be "more beautiful." Yes, the endless stream of beauty products is horribly overblown (I'm pretty sure 98% of them don't do anything, but then again, I'm also a guy and pretty sure conditioner doesn't do anything), but like you said, there's nothing wrong with wanting to feel and look your best. If you interpret a pretty face on your TV screen as an assault on your appearance, you probably do have some complex self-esteem issues, and you need to work on developing coping skills.

Unfortunately, choosing to ignore the media is impossible. You can limit yourself to what you think won't upset you, but there will always be exposure to a standard of beauty it is difficult if not impossible for the average person to meet.

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Originally posted by AshleyBrook:
Umm that's not always true. I see plenty of hot girls in bikinis who are totally natural and don't even wear makeup. There are naturally gorgeous people out there.

Amen. While the media is constantly telling us to be impossibly beautiful, parts of it also seem to be reminding us that real women have curves, only bimbos wear makeup, and if you're thin you must not only be anorexic, but a horrible person as well. You just can't win.

The media is not deliberately trying to make anyone feel ugly. YOU CHOOSE to watch whatever it is you're watching and you choose to let it affect you. You can ignore it, you know.

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Originally posted by Crazyteenboy101:
Look; people don't understand that the hot girl in the bikini, didnt just suddenly get beautifal like that, she probably got obsessed with self-image, became anorexic, got a job just to spend it on clothes & make-up, then only then did she stand a chance at being the hot girl posing for a pretty picture for millions to see.

Umm that's not always true. I see plenty of hot girls in bikinis who are totally natural and don't even wear makeup. There are naturally gorgeous people out there.

I agree with palaver. Never pay attention to the media when there talking about celebritys. Its like watching a show on god. It makes you want to be like them. And the problem is, that these people in the media are in the media because, negatively put; there everything you wish you were, but probably shouldn't be.

The reason why you probably shouldnt be what they are; rich, famous, and popular ect.
is because, the typical person, couldnt and wouldnt remain or stay healthy if they lived in an enviroment or if they lived life like a star would.
Look; people don't understand that the hot girl in the bikini, didnt just suddenly get beautifal like that, she probably got obsessed with self-image, became anorexic, got a job just to spend it on clothes & make-up, then only then did she stand a chance at being the hot girl posing for a pretty picture for millions to see.

Ok? get it now? Kapeesh. lol.

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where does it end, and will it begin for guys??

It ends when you become wise enough not to pay attention to the media. By the time that happens, age will do to your body what genetics had no heart to do.

It happens early for males too. Just examine the status system that takes shape in school. You might see patterns regarding physical characteristics.