Ever wonder why your idea of beauty is distorted? Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty presents this video with the ugly truth behind many of the advertisements we see of beautiful women in the media.

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And again, we see it with the people we adore, the celebrities that our young generation aspires to be like.

Check out this picture of Miley Cyrus who admits on Twitter, “Just F.Y.I my legs DO NOT look like this in real life. That’s the magic of a computer my friends. Just thought I would be honest.”

Sometimes our idea of beauty is simply unattainable. And even the women that we see in magazines and billboards can’t live up to the standard! The next time you’re admiring someone, wishing to be like them and critiquing your every flaw, take a minute to remember Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty video and the ugly truth behind it all.