Ideal male body image represented in media
Culturally, we are well aware that women are under the pressure to achieve an idealized figure. However, it is very important for us to realize that nowadays men are also facing the same issue. In many types of media, whether it be television, movies or magazines, an ideal male image is often portrayed as strong, muscular and powerful and people usually unconsciously conceive this kind of image as the norm that should be achieved by men. With the body images of men represented in the media, men are also being objectified. Do you think that a perfect man should have six abdominal and be six feet tall?
This video contains several interviews and shows how the media construct an ideal male body image
Video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTUs0uYLU7o#t=96
Photo credit: http://travelfit-body.com/MyBlog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ideal-Male-Physique.jpg