A response to Kendra's post

Media and Marketing affecting self-esteem question:
Do you think a person should be strong enough to deal with media and stereotypes on their own or should the media and marketing strategies be changed? Do you think companies feel bad for false advertising and taking advantage of people buying products to improve their appearance? Do you think if “regular” people had always been featured in advertisements that there would be less self-esteem problems in America?

I think that people should be able to pick and choose which marketing tactics that they fall for, after all, it's your choice whether or not you want to dress or look a certain way.  I do believe that companies heavily influence these actions, but that's just the name of the game, right?  I don't believe that most companies feel bad for advertising to people, they are simply offering products and services and giving examples (even if they are far-fetched).  I do however believe that if the average person was featured more often in advertisements that there would be less self esteem problems in America, but people would naturally gravitate towards buying products where the people look better.