I was in the grocery store line and I saw this magazine on the racks near the check out. These ads look very disturbing to me and I think it's such a shame that people do this to their bodies. While people are trying to look 'attractive', they make themselves look more unappealing by not eating. These are celebrities too so I bet this magazine is using Testimonial by incorporating famous people in their articles for dieting! I hope that their fans aren't influenced by their diet habits. I think it's funny that on the cover it says "Stars' Best, Worst & Most EXTREME Diets" and by looking at those pictures, I don't think a single one of those diets is the best or even close to it at all. Being addicted to dieting must not be healthy or 'the best'. I hope that when people see this magazine, they don't think this type of dieting is good just because their 'idol' does it; it looks so unhealthy. The target audience for this magazine is probably for teenagers and college students because I don't think adults would ever want to read this magazine.
I agree with what you are saying and it is using "testimonial" right? They put those stars on the magazine to show it off but it's not necessarily trying to make dieting look good is it? It's talking about eating disorders and such so I'm not sure if readers are really being encouraged to follow their idols. Oh well, this is very disturbing. It really is a shame that celebrities would do such things.
ReplyDeleteThey could be using the need to satisfy curiosity because this cover brings attention to the disgusting bodies. Some people would like to know how 'extreme' the diets are. Not me though.
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