This narrow ideal affects us. Among many others, a recent study found that 70% of teen girls agreed that magazines strongly influenced what they thought was the ideal body type. The more we see unrealistic, idealized people in advertising and the media, the more it makes us doubt the worth of our own bodies, skin colors, looks and orientations.

Thankfully, the world is changing. Customers are demanding better from the companies they interact with, and more businesses are attempting to be more inclusive in their stock image use. This expansion is good for all of us: Companies are able to appeal to more potential customers, and we all get a healthier mix of representation in the media-driven atmosphere in which we live.

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