This isn't a rant at the people who read these types of magazines, because to say that *everyone* who reads a certain magazine is "shallow" would be far too judgemental.

As usual it's a rant at society, focusing on the magazines that are now becoming increasingly common, which directly promote and reflect values of selfishness and materialism.

They hail celebrities as something special - when they are normal people, just with money who appear on a box now and again.
Capitalism needs things like celebs for the "normal" people to aim for... celebrities have wealth, luxury, beauty and the lifestyle everyone is told to want. When actually what they have is unachievable for anyone else -- unless they too become a celebrity.

These magazines focus on weight loss ALL the time - for god's sake, people are insecure enough trying to live up to the celebrity life, they don't need continual weight loss fads thrown at them too. One moment they're saying how nice a celebrity looks, then they'll be circling "blemishes" which are actually human nature and not blemishes at all. Is it such a surprise that these people aren't perfect?! They're normal people!!

Whether they admit it or not, they perpetuate the image that women should be slim, covered head to toe in makeup, and be perfect looking. Hence the Barbie.

To me these magazines are another form of distracting people from reality, somehow making them think that spending money to look "good", and surrounding themselves with the latest possessions, will make them happy.

Just another rant from me, feel free to ignore x


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