How Does Media Portray Beauty

Hey Guys, There is no doubt every individual watches some sort of media whether it be on the television, in a newspaper, online or on the radio. Of course this affects our minds and the way we interpret things or our views of certain topics. For example if a teenage girl was watching a television program and an advertisement came on, whether it is an advertisement for a perfume or an advertisement for a car, there will no doubt be a woman wearing lots of makeup and is most likely thin. This will influence the young girl watching and affect her opinion on what beauty is and even make judgement on her appearance by comparing herself with the woman in the advertisement. The media portrays the ideal woman as thin, white blonde and a tall height.

Men are also pressured by the media although it is not really talked about. Men are expected to have big biceps, abs and masculine jaw lines to be considered good looking. Women will always be pressured to look a certain way which is the way in which celebrities present themselves. If you are not as skinny as a victorias Secret Model, are you not skinny enough? People will always be judged and there is no way of stopping this, all we can do is do our best to ignore what others have to say about our appearance and ensure we have self confidence. 

-Suzannah