1 Americans have long been bombarded with the sleek

Last updated: 10/30/2023

1 Americans have long been bombarded with the sleek tantalizing images that come courtesy of the advertising industry The Internet has joined the ranks of glossy magazines newspapers billboards and other purveyors of print to present women and men with physical appearances ranging from improbable to impossible Certain software programs enable marketers to digitally alter the images of models often making people and women in particular appear skinny beyond belief When these advertisements are churned out on a massive scale the effects are pervasive and toxic After all it s easy to come away with the message that the models featured on the covers of fashion magazines epitomize physical perfection Yet if the What is the author s main claim or argument Doctoring images in advertising is permissible for enhancing cosmetics but not for making people look slimmer While advertisers should not be doctoring images of bodies it is not fair to blame them for the high rate of eating disorders The practice of digitally altering bodies in advertisements can lead to eating disorders so it should be banned The U S should look to other nations for inspiration in implementing measures to effectively regulate truth in advertising