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I am of the opposite opinion. Lets use the 80s/90s. All you would see in your daily life would be magazines and TV of beautiful people. There were few outlets or areas to SEE alternative lifestyles, interests or clicks.
So the VOGUE cover, was THE only way beauty could be seen. Playboy etc.....
Now, past 2000. The internet has undone all that, playboy subscriptions are so low they are going into other business ventures to stay alive. People no longer have to pick from their 4 channel TV or 25 magazine rack to see an interest. With the internet, you can see REAL people in your area of interest.
Lets say you like tattoo's on your private parts. Good luck finding that before, you were considered a freak and had no way to find others like you. Now, I bet you can find thousands of people just like you, and you can indulge in that interest to your hearts content. No longer having to touch any mainstream or watch any top40 TV show program with pre-defined beauty standards.
Today, more than ever before, I think there is LESS standardizing of sex, beauty, lifestyle expectations.
Though people still see only what they want to see. And that means not realizing you can't afford a $200 cell phone contract when you work at a quickie mart for most.
Heck, I am saving pennies and have a crap phone, but the kid at McDonalds behind the register has the newest iPhone, huh? I guess a phone is the new "Shoes/Jeans status" we had in the 80s/90s.
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