: Casting actors in their 20s with professional styling creates "unattainable beauty standards," leading real teenagers to feel insecure about their own natural appearances.
: School life is frequently reduced to a backdrop for drama, leaving "academics on the back burner" despite them being a primary focus for most real-world students. Sexualization and Mental Health Risks
The objectification of teenagers in media has profound psychological and developmental consequences. Teen Media Has High School All Wrong - the spectator