The Media: It Negatively Affects Self- and Body Image Don’t think for one second that advertisements are as innocent as they appear. More and more people are no longer taking the influence of advertisements for granted. The average American is exposed to over 1,500 ads everyday and will spend the equivalent to a year and a half of his or her life watching commercials. Indeed, advertisements are no joke. Although the individual ads may often …showed first 75 words of 1016 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1016 total…media hasn’t catered to the public or even tried to show the many different types of people that there are. Many of my friends, myself included, have wanted films and TV and all other types of media to show that there are different kinds of people and that all shapes and sizes should be represented and respected. Now, the media must realize that they have been negatively affecting people’s self- and body image.