Mirror Mirror on the wall

Who's the fairest of them all?

A man adjusts his built, as he recently lost weight (Bark/Flickr).

Thirty-five percent of the British men who responded to a recent survey said they'd trade a year of their life to achieve that goal weight.

Whoa ... Seriously?


The study — conducted by the Centre for Appearance Research (It's an odd name, I know.) — also found that men were most upset with their "beer bellies" and lack of muscles. About 80 percent regularly discussed this issue with friends.

A radio DJ named Bobby Bones blames the phenomenon on Green Lantern actor Ryan Renolds, but obviously it goes deeper than that.

The average person is exposed to about 5,000 ads each day, according to a CBS report.

That may sound crazy, but think about it. Gone are the days when TV was the American's only source of entertainment.

Companies can't catch us there. We're too busy skyping, Facebooking and listening to Pandora to actually dedicate a time slot for the latest episode of Glee. At least, I am.

In fact, advertising has become so sophisticated (or annoying — however you want to look at it) that people actually pay stars, such as Kim Kardashian, to promote their products via twitter.

Britney Spears has endless (and not so subtle) product placements for her perfumes in every music video she now does.

It's easy to see how a saturation of such media can cause this sort of reaction even in males.

Most people are probably going to say guys should "toughen up," but this post isn't about promoting obesity or saying it's okay to sneak in a twix bar every now and then.

It's about being responsible and knowing that just because we're bombarded with these perfect images doesn't mean they're real or that we should strive to look like them.

Pop queen Madonna is pictured (Blog/The Gadget Help Line).

What are your body issues? What's the most annoying ad you've ever seen?

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