: 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
: Casting actors in their 20s with professional styling creates "unattainable beauty standards," leading real teenagers to feel insecure about their own natural appearances.
The objectification of teenagers in media has profound psychological and developmental consequences. Teen Media Has High School All Wrong - the spectator