Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Fact or Fiction?
"The average person sees up to eight thousand advertisements every day." Whether it be in movies, on television, in a magazine, or even toys, you cannot escape it. Most sources agree with the opinion that media defines beauty in almost one-dimensional way to girls of all ages, and to those that do not agree, similarly believe that media and society greatly influence the way people perceive beauty; whether that be positive or negative is the ultimate question. Although there might be people that completely disagree with my stand point on this issue, there is an overwhelmingly parallel view of the matter as well. Some express sympathetically to viewers and the influence they encounter from the countless sources of skewed beauty while others are asking why we as a society are so dependent on the media's "sacrificial images." So ask yourself this one question, what exactly is beauty? It is having long flowing hair, a "perfect" 36" 26" 36" body, or is it deeper than that? You decide.
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I think there is no denying that beauty is first judged at face value, and that face value is based a lot on its comparison to the images presented in the media. There are plenty of girls I know who are not the generic beauty, but that beauty comes from a confidence within. I think nothing makes someone more ugly than a negative attitude (towards themselves and others). A positive self image is projected on the outer self. The face value judgment is short lived to the lasting impression a personality will leave.
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