Women in the Media

Women in the Media

In class this week, I most enjoyed the video on women in the media. Although I only watched half of it, I found the video very enlightening. I never realized before how much the media tries to make women hate their bodies, in order to sell more products. Sadly I would have to say they are doing an effective job. The women we see on screen or in advertisements are so skinny, so beautiful, and seem so flawless, that it makes us feel as if we can never compare. I thought it was wonderful to hear that throughout the world women are taking a stand, in an attempt to right this injustice. I find it wonderful that certain magazines ridding themselves of models, and instead choosing to depict real women on their pages. In addition, I think that a law should be enforced, as fore mentioned, warning readers when an image has been photo-shopped or altered in any way. If everywhere in the world people started adopting policies such as these, we would not have such a distorted sense of what is beautiful. It's shocking and disgusting how much the media can alter a girls body image and sense of self worth, and is something that needs to be changed, in my opinion.