Society's obsession over outer beauty

In the Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian Gray is obsessed with his outer appearance.  He is so unnaturally obsessive over his appearance, he uses the portrait given to him to cover up his actual self.  The portrait shows an old man, not beautiful, according to Dorian.  This relates to society, because many people believe that today's society obsesses over appearance.  The media uses magazines, television shows, and movies to elaborate on outer appearance.  So many television advertisements show young adults modeling beautiful clothing, and most of the time it is showing a picture of a person who is a bit unrealistic.  Another example is that of the models on billboards.  They are photo shopped and changed to create an image that is unrecognizable to the people that they are close with.  It is interesting that society has turned appearance into a game of "who is prettier".  It is most definitely present in schools too.  Look around a high school, the popular kids are the ones with the brand name clothes and expensive cars.  Society is glamorizing a piece of humanity that really isn't as important as others, such as intelligence and personality.