Is one type of media worse in imposing body images?
Tantleff-Dunn: I think commercials have a great impact. When somebody goes to the movies, they know they’re looking at movie stars. They know Brad Pitt is Brad Pitt and they’re not necessarily held to that standard. But commercials are very subtle, and we are exposed to so many of them. We were in a state of shock at how much television our male students reported watching. The average was seeing about 25 of these commercials every single day. So because of the amount that they’re exposed to and how subtle sometimes they are, I think those messages probably pack a bigger punch. Are you going to do any more studies? Tantleff-Dunn: Absolutely. We are working on developing a study, actually a measure. We’re collecting data to further polish our ability to get at what men are really concerned about, what about their muscles concerns them. We’re also doing a really interesting study as a result to the large number of messages I get every day asking me if I’d like to enlarge my penis, we’ve d
