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Stereotypes and discrimination in our society are far too out of hand. Like Christensen states, hardly anyone in the media is ever portrayed as anything but white. Not only that, but they have to meet certain standards of beauty, which are highly unrealistic. Many statistics show the affects society's beauty standards have on children. From a young age, children start to notice the perfect hair that all the Disney princesses have, or the fact that all of their barbies are white. They start to subconsciously wonder why they don't look like the images that society portrays. This sets them up for so many insecurities, which can affect both boys and girls childhood's. This hyperlink even states that 80% of 10 year old girls will go on a diet. This is both shocking and sad to hear. This impact not only starts at such a young age, but this video shows how it even continues to affect adults. It is something that never fully goes away. Overall, the media has started a huge unrealistic standard of beauty. It is affecting children and adults more and more, and needs to be changed. Though I was aware of this issue, looking at these links along with everything Christensen stated was still very surprising and saddening.
QUESTION: How can we get children to understand that everyone is unique? They should not be taught that they should look like people that they see in the magazines. If we can't change the media, how do we change the way children perceive it? Everyone needs to understand the difference between real life and the media.
Emily, I love the approach you took on this post. You delivered a strong discussion on the aspect of Christiansen's piece that you chose to highlight. I really liked all of the links you have included here; they are all not only relevant too but enrich the argument of Christensen. The statistic that you included which states that 80% of 10 year old girls will go on a diet is unimaginable. I cannot believe this is true. Great work.
ReplyDeleteI truly enjoyed reading your post. what you have stated is so true in todays generation when its about what beauty means towards women. No women should feel like they aren't good enough just because of what social media displays what they this is beautiful.
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