you can't spell beauty without photoshop

1.Why do you think people are portrayed this way in the media?

2.How are you affected by the images you see?  

3.What can be done to reduce the amount of young men and women that are negatively affected by these images?

4.What would your reaction be to a magazine cover where the subject isn’t all glammed up? Is this a possible route that society should take? Why or why not?

1. People are portrayed this way in the media because they want us to think that this is the 'ideal' or 'perfect' body. While distorting our perception of beauty, they are also using the images of 'beautiful' people as a marketing technique. If you didn't feel that you weren't pretty, then you wouldn't have bought 5 boxes of makeup just so you can look as pretty as the people pictures in the magazines.It is true that their marketing technique works, but while they are earning tons of money through this, millions of young people are having health issues. You would think that these companies keep the well being of people in mind, but all they care about is the money. If the media didn't put up all the photos and videos of people who were 'beautiful', less people would feel bad about themselves and wouldn't have the urge to buy their products. The media should not be portraying people like this because it is somewhat monstrous for them to do so.

2. As a teenage girl, i am VERY affected by these images. I feel like I am never pretty enough or never good enough compared to the pictures I see around me. I say pictures instead of people, because with all the Photoshop that has been done to a person, I feel like there's more 'Photoshop' to it than the actual photo of the person. Anyways, I am negatively affected by these because it is mostly women who are revealing themselves and not necessarily men. As you can see, men are fully dressed in suits and looking all dapper, but women are almost naked... What message does this send to young girls? Sorry, I've gotten a little off topic but basically, the Photoshopped images affect me in a terrible way because they send the message that women should be a certain body type and body weight in order to be considered 'beautiful' in today's society.

 

3.The number one most effective way to reduce the amount of men and women that are negatively affected by this is for them to ignore it and accept the fact that they are beautiful OR the media can stop pushing these images in our faces. However, in today's society, ignoring the media is more realistic. Although it is easier said than done, we should just ignore it. Actually, we choose to NOT ignore it. We are capable of ignoring these things and being happy with ourselves. We can also not surround ourselves with these images. Staying away from these images help with not having any negative feelings. Just imagine the media as that one person that just annoys the crap out of you and ignoring and staying away from it is going to be easy.

4. If a person on a magazine cover wasn't all glammed up I would actually not mind very much. The media should promote the realness and the ingenuity of people instead of an unrealistic photo. If the media showed 'real' people, i think that the world will be a much better place. This is a possible route that society can take because I think that we are able to overcome the corrupt media.