Media Influence On Your Identity

Obviously part of your identity is from your parents through the DNA you share, it's natural biology. However, they are not the people who give you your identity. They can only influence it. There are many influences to your identity, such as your parents, culture, and media. However they are only influences, they can't give you your identity either. Your identity is always yours to control, not anyone elses.
No one owns your identity other than you, meaning even though you have your parent's DNA and looks you can still choose to express yourself in a different way. The way you choose your identity is the way you choose to express yourself by the way you talk, dress, and act. So for example, your parents can influence you to not wear black because they want you to wear colors that make you seem cheerful and happy, however if you like black you would still wear it ignoring what others have to say, that is because it is your own choice. Similar, if your friend is being a bit too rude or arrogant to others, informing them about it wouldn't usually make them change their actions because they would think people are exaggerating it, that is because how they act is part of their identity, and trying to influence them to not to do
Millions of people look at the same media everyday , so it would make you think that media portrays what is right, or natural to do or look. So looking at a magazine or watching television would make you feel like you have to look and act that certain way. As can social media, because exploring these social sites will expose you to the identities of people who come from countries all over the world, and that can influence how you talk, act, or think. Also, watching a television show based in another country, the way they portray the characters and setting of that country could influence what you generally think about that country and its