Sonya Renee Taylor

Girl Scouts Research Institute (2010), nearly half (48%) wished they were as skinny as the models they saw in fashion magazines and said fashion magazines gave them a body image to strive for (47%

Another survey by the Today Show and AOL.com (2014) found that 80% of teen girls compare themselves to images they see of celebrities, and, within that group, almost half say the images make them feel dissatisfied with the way they look.”

toxic masculinity.” Specifically, narratives that reinforce masculinity as synonymous with muscles can lead young men to “crash diets, over-exercising, smoking, increased drug and alcohol use or even taking dangerous