Popular culture has a great influence on everyone; he can persuade or attract his audience. One aspect of popular culture that has a great influence on the general population is the way women are portrayed in the media. Women in popular culture indirectly show that being thin means being successful and beautiful. With this false message transmitted, serious problems arise. The influence of women in popular culture and the way they present themselves can be a breeding ground for physical and emotional disorders. When women are objectified in popular culture, they set a standard for how they should appear. Popular culture transmits subliminal messages about the average teenage girl's unavoidable waistline. We can see successful women in the media and we can't help but associate their success with their slim appearance. Amiee Nicole Hoffman states that "study after study has proven that repeated exposure to ideal beauty as portrayed by the media causes harmful psychological effects in children and adolescents, ranging from distorted body images and decreased self-esteem to eating disorders and steroid use. » (1). Teenagers may feel like the "skinny" figure they see in the media is harmless, but over time they may view it as normal. Hoffman states: "Although both men and women are affected by media exposure, women, who generally feel greater concern and dissatisfaction with their physical appearance, tend to internalize media messages more often and are therefore more commonly targeted. (2). Women consider “skinny” a serious beauty standard; and start taking these images into consideration. As the images flash through their minds, they wonder, “What do I look like like this?” Various solutions are circulating...... middle of paper ......Nov. 2009. Internet. November 19, 2013. Hilton, Lisa. “The fashion industry should not be held responsible for eating disorders.” Eating disorders. Ed. Romain Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rep. from "What's Wrong With Skinny?" thedailybeast.com. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Internet. November 21, 2013. Hoffmann, Aimee N. PDF. Np: University of Maine, 2004. Irving, Jennifer A. An exploration of the influence of media, advertising, and popular culture on the self-esteem, identity, and body image of adolescent girls. Northampton, MA: Smith College School for Social Work, 2008. PDF. King, Natalie, Stephen Touyz and Margaret Charles. “The Effect of Body Dissatisfaction on Women’s Perceptions of Female Celebrities.” International Journal of Eating Disorders 27.3 (2000): 341-347. Full Text of Social Sciences (HW Wilson). Internet. November 19. 2013.