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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Caliburn101" data-source="post: 6873323" data-attributes="member: 6802178">All 'image' based industries and associated advertising and media prey on the insecurities (much of it exaggerated or even generated BY the same industries) we have about our appearance.Humans judge on appearance, and form a judgement within the first few seconds based on that. That's basic human psychology - not just something limited to women.Both sexes indulge at some point or other, some individuals more than others, in arranging their appearance to be sexually appealing. The idea that this isn't true is one entirely based on self-deception.Look at the digitally enhanced six-pack on the inevitable shirtless and oiled body builder on the cover of a men's 'health' magazine or the perfect shape, hair and photo-shopped unblemished skin of a woman on the front of a fashion magazine and join the dots...The industries in question want us to feel inadequate unless we use their products and/or socially inferior if we can't sport a particular clothes label, designer look or trending hairstyle.Nobody should be fooled by the representatives of such companies who spend vast sums re-spinning this as something 'positive and affirming'.As for what this says about people who choose a career in it - anyone working in the fashion or related industries who doesn't know what a morally hollow occupation they are in is fooling themselves.How 'beautiful' or 'masculine' do you think the vast number of wage slaves in the sweatshops employed at the ugly end of the glamour business feel?Of course such companies always complain that 'they didn't know' and it's all so well hidden - but every time an investigative reporter goes to find out what is really happening, they find immoral and illegal all over the place within mere days.The idea that the trained CSR auditors of such industries 'missed it' every time they did an audit is a insult to anyone's intelligence.The idea that at a board room level the people running these industries don't see their customers in very much the same way as the wage-slaves they exploit is equally naïve.Which brings me back to the point.Being a 'fashion victim' isn't some kind of 'women only' label. Men are just as susceptible and in some cases less aware of their own weakness in this regard.Anyway - I have to admit this development on this thread is somewhat tangential, but just about still relevant I guess.</blockquote>

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