The anti-thesis..

[minimalistix]

It is unfortunate that today's society puts so much emphasis on a body image that is so far from reality for the majority.

I think societal body image thing has probably always been around, however, people in the past just didn't have the amount of media that there is today surrounding it. Look at Venetian art like the statue of David which semi-represent a ‘perfect’ form of the male body

Today we get our ideas of what a perfect body should look like from movies and television which skews our perception of reality. The celebrities look perfect on the screen due to professional makeup, professional hair, proper lighting and good camera work, However, in real life they are usually are no where near as attractive.

[Shay]

Very true- there is a great article about this, JL Curtis took two photo shoots- one that was all her, and one that Hollywoodized. It's kind of spooky.