media minded

some people might deny it, because we have been so bombarded by the media ever since we were born that we don't even realize how it completely shapes our lives. but the truth is that while you might think you are thinking for yourself, you never really are. anything you ever know or think comes from something you've seen before, like an ad. one thing that the media affects dramatically is how women think of themselves. how often do you see ads with models who aren't like 5'7" and size 0? almost never, unless it's an ad for overweight people, or some kind of people that the media has taught us to think are inadequate. everything from clothing ads to food ads feature women who we are taught to see as "beautiful." so.. if you're not 5'7" and 100 pounds you're not beautiful? that's what the media is teaching women to think, and most likely why so many girls have eating disorders or other serious problems.
also, sal showed us that website with the photoshop horrors, showing how the media changes women who look like actual normal people to look absolutely perfect. changing every flaw even down to their belly buttons.. ? excessive?
people in the real world do notttt look like this!