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Addicted to Beauty

(Rated TV-14, Reality TV, Where to watch: Oxygen)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 14.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Workplace reality series touts beauty as a glamorous drug.

Themes in this show include:   materialism, substance abuse

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The show celebrates -- and sometimes skewers -- an upper-crust culture fueled by beauty worship, self-absorption, and consumerism. Most of the people featured on the show believe that natural beauty is a myth.

  • Role models:

    The folks featured on the show actively encourage others to make changes to their physical appearance that are both expensive and addictive. They spout phrases like "Beauty is important inside and out. If you don't feel beautiful outside, then you're not going to feel beautiful inside -- and then nobody will date you."

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Some cheeky references to sex between adults and frequent mentions of body parts like "boobs," "butt," and "nipples." There's a ton of (surgically enhanced) cleavage, too.

  • Language:

    Language like "bitch" and "ass" is audible, but stronger words -- like "f--k" and "s--t" -- are bleeped.

  • Consumerism:

    The show not-so-subtly promotes a recently formed plastic surgery/medical spa practice, as well as the use of Botox and other "injectibles." You'll also see luxury brands like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, and Pucci and see characters buying expensive things.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Adult characters occasionally overindulge when it comes to alcohol served at office functions. But the Botox and other "injectibles" the practice carries could also be viewed as addictive substances. Says one character: "Botox is a gateway drug."
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Addicted to Beauty

Parents need to know that this reality show isn't necessarily targeting teens, but they could still be susceptible to its negative messages in the areas of materialism, beauty, and body image. Most of the people featured in the show partake in periodic surgical and non-surgical "enhancements" to make themselves look better (although the end results are up for debate) and admit to having done everything from liposuction, cheek implants, and Botox to strategic injections into the balls of their feet to cushion the pain of walking in high heels. Luxury-brand worship and language are issues as well, although the strongest words ("f--k" and "s--t") are bleeped.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about whether watching this show makes you feel better or worse about your own body image? What types of messages does it send about beauty?
  • Does the show take a position when it comes to the plastic surgery industry and those who flock to its products and procedures? Does it criticize it or celebrate it?
  • What's your opinion of using surgery, injections, or lotions to alter your outward appearance? Do you think there's a fine line between putting on a little bit of blush to make your cheeks look rosy and having make-up tatooed onto your skin? At what point do beauty regimens become "extreme"?
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