More and more reasons to turn off the TV are found every day!
Sep 18, 2007 in Commentary
A study found that teens who watch TV three or more nights per week were 50 percent more likely to feel too fat than were other girls. Participants cited actresses such as Heather Locklear as an inspiration for changing their bodies.
That’s from my Consumer Behaviors book. Just before that quote, it talks about how eating disorders are beginning to show their ugly face in the women of Fiji who, to put it bluntly, had previously identified the idea of beauty with being rather hefty. However, somewhat recently (ok, not very recently), shows like Melrose Place and Beverly Hill 90210 (OK, for me, that was a while ago, but still recent in the whole history of Fiji) began to penetrate that culture. Within a few years, they began to notice that the teenage girls were trying very hard to get their bodies to look like the bodies on the TV!
TURN IT OFF!
Has anyone else gone on an anti-TV campaign recently in their own personal lives. Let us know your feelings about the Tube in the comments!
