I already knew they were fake.....

Perhaps, back then girls would gaze admiringly at beautiful women in magazines. But this cliché has outlived it's actual truth; we all know Megan Fox's thumb wasn't hers. We may have went to school later than boys but we aren't any mess smart. We can tell when Britney's face has been photoshoped or Kim Kardashian's boobs have been drawn in with an airbrush. Being in an artistic community for my whole life, I know what fake and what's real. A recent study that surveyed teenagers showed that nine out of ten girls already knew most celebrity photographs have been manipulated. Women from age 18-24 were surveyed and 90% of them wouldn't want to look like a model. 65% of the women noted the models were too skinny while 47% said it was unhealthy looking. Another study showed that 90% of women were satisfied with their physical beauty. This goes to show that not all women want to blow in the wind as twigs but as healthy trees.The unrealistic physique of typical celebrities and models not only are noticeable by girls and women alike, many choose not to look like them.While many girls can spot the fake models and celebrities easily, I can't say the same for guys.

This is relevant to biology because by obtaining the 'perfect' appearance, many will accept you. It's become a social norm for society but many will reject it because the 'perfect' body isn't an actual body at all! By photoshopping in all the perfect parts of a woman you can create a super woman, but that lady won't exist. The skinny and sickly look may make many girls slink away from it because they might be actually too thin and sickly. By being a more plump shape, it shows that you are healthy and are growing...instead of just coming out of a concentration camp.

This is important because many parents worry their teenage girl might succumb to anorexia or starvation diets because of how thin and 'beautiful' celebrities and models look on magazine covers. However, girls are much more savvy about their appearance than most adults give us credit for. We all know a size -5 is impossible. We all know, without removing parts of your body, you can't look like an actual hourglass. We get it. So stop thinking we're dumb, we already knew they were fake...