Hyperreality is a condition where reality is replaced by simulacrum. Simulacra is the current stage of simulation; it is a representation of the real. One form of hyperreality is a magazine cover showcasing celebrities which look picture perfect. The cover designs portray celebrities to have perfect shiny hair, flawless skin and amazing figures, although this often is not the case and it is the use of photo enhancing software which aids the production of these images. These enhanced images then become simulacrum of the real person; they do not actually look like this but this is the image of the person that is portrayed to the real world. Due to this perceived image, the person featured may even be passed in the street without the realization that they have previously been seen on a magazine cover. This media manipulation that is believed to be real then leads people to want to look a certain way, be a certain person, have the perfect lifestyle. People become insecure about their own features, believing there ears are too big, nose is not the correct shape, breasts are too small and will consequently turn to drastic measures, such as surgery, to change what they see as imperfections in a strive to become a copy of the person they see on the magazine covers; closer to the hyperreality. The reality of what a real person looks like directly juxtaposes the images on magazine cover designs. These perfect images that people measure themselves against are not reality but instead hyperreality. Reality is far from the world of hyperreality and can very rarely be reached.
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