Friday, August 22, 2014

Being Wronged by the Social Media

I would say the accepted truths or dominant ideologies I see the work of social media (when they're advertising products or in movies/trailers) or just participating on, is the simple mistakes or wrong doings made by the social media. What the social media say within commercials, trailers, and movies basically give off the same message; which is that there is no perfect woman. Within the commercials they say "your not the perfect person until you buy our product". It effects the self esteem of the viewers, and alters their thought process into thinking, "Maybe I should buy this product." The social media even realized that there is no perfect woman out there. So they alter the bodies in order to give you the illusion that there are perfect women out there. The social media uses sex appeal most of the time when advertising for guys; making some women feel insecure about themselves.



Due to the social media, these young women in this video feel insecure about their personal image. They feel that they're not good enough, they don't look good enough, "they're too fat." The social media is no help either, by the women on their commercial ads, they make the men judge too cruelly of the physical appearance of the woman. The "good girl" never gets the guy, and is therefore not popular enough. Yet the girl who sleeps with a guy, is considered "slutty" and is publicly ridiculed. Everyone is victim to a commercial one way or another, whether you realize it or not.

My point is people need to realize that you could look good without buying all these big brand products. It's the social media that gives you the thought of "In order to look good, I should buy this product." Material things may be fun to purchase, but it shouldn't play an important role, or that big of an influence in your life.

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