Part of the point is that the standards we desire for ourselves may be contradictory and thus unachievable (e.g. Barbie’s physical proportions). So it’s not necessarily ‘lower your standards’, but ‘seek more coherent, balanced standards’.
I also think you can enjoy the message-for-the-character without needing it for you but anyway, I get where you’re personally coming from and appreciate your level of frankness about it!
Part of the point is that the standards we desire for ourselves may be contradictory and thus unachievable (e.g. Barbie’s physical proportions). So it’s not necessarily ‘lower your standards’, but ‘seek more coherent, balanced standards’.
I also think you can enjoy the message-for-the-character without needing it for you but anyway, I get where you’re personally coming from and appreciate your level of frankness about it!