AUSTIN—According to a groundbreaking report released this week by researchers at the University of Texas, tens of millions of citizens across the United States are bravely resisting the relentless pressure from the media to be thin and active.
The 80-page report confirmed that Americans are inundated with images of slender individuals in commercials, films, television shows, print advertisements, billboards, internet ads, and product packaging every day, yet noted that as many as 190 million citizens are “courageously refusing to conform” to these media ideals of physical fitness and leanness and are instead embracing the bodies they have.
“What’s most intriguing about our findings is that these stirring individuals who are standing up against Hollywood studios and Madison Avenue advertisers are not people who have isolated themselves from popular culture; rather, these are people who watch television and are on their computers all the time,” said the study’s co-author, Dr. Wesley Steigman.
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