What is the relationship to reality?
It is a fake portrayal of reality so that society will admire and aspire to be a celebrity and in the meantime get them to buy lots of products such as makeup's, protein shakes, sports equipment and any other thing that supposedly will make you slimmer, more muscly or more beautiful.
An example would be Photoshopped images of celebrities which is the epitome of the fault of women and men feeling self conscious about their bodies and inferior to the media and others. Celebrities are portrayed to be perfect specimens like a god but in reality they are like us: normal. In truth celebrities probably feel bad about how they feel due to the fact that their whole appearance is changed to fit the media and what it viewed as 'perfect'.
The media conveys to men that they have to be 'buff' and tough to be a man otherwise they do not live up to life's expectations where normal men can vary from the stereotype.
Women have to be slim, flawless, makeup pretty and fashionable otherwise they are not classed to be 'cool' enough.
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