Media Images Of Women Analysis

Media Images of Women What do advertisements tell us about women? It tells us that looks are important. It shows a timeline of how this world has evolved since the beginning of times. The media has encircled us with the image of what feminine beauty should look like and what others need to do to get it. Throughout the years, there have been images of women portrayed in newspapers, magazines, television, and movies. Women are seen as thin, chubby, good, witches, evil, and of course sexy. These sometime objective views make women look at their physical appearance and want change based on what the media displays as ideal beauty. Fashion and beauty magazines, through advertisements, endorse what or how women should look. This is unrealistic media. Ideas like, “Hey ladies if you eat like a pigeon you too can be light as a feather.” Some women are vulnerable while other women who see or hear such messages show more buoyancy. It would be hard to believe that mass media doesn’t affect women some of the time if not all of the time.
I have seen these effects on my daughter. She is a social bunny at the age of eight. To her and most of her friends, it’s all about the clothes, hair and who you decide to be friends with. Your decision to be friends with somebody goes back to the other person’s appearance. My daughter will not wear a certain pair of shoes because she’s afraid that she will be laugh at or talked about. This is a immense concern for me being that she’s only eight, and who cares, but also the fact that you can’t be yourself or show your character because of someone else’s views. What happened to sayings like, “Shake my hand, be my friend. Please don’t eat out the garbage can.” People like that showed ideal