Stereotypes Of Teenagers
“You want at least a three finger thigh gap” – Ja’mie
In the media Teenagers are represented in a snobby, full of themselves and disrespectful manner. This is due to the use of images and the obscene use of language. These representations of Teenagers in the media are false because not every Teenager is snobby and disrespectful for example some are educational, family orientated and care about everyone else around them. The bad representation of teenagers is normally shown in TV shows, Movies and Magazines.
The media uses pictures to represent both a positive and a negative side to Teenagers. In most cases Parents or any adults forget about the positive images and focus on the negative ones giving them …show more content…
The series continues to show that the two characters Blair and Serena live perfect lives in perfect houses and all they are worried about is getting a boyfriend and keep their popularity status. Throughout this show all they do is talk trash by talking behind their so called friends backs and steal each other’s boyfriends. This representation is a very unfair one because not all teenagers worry about what they look like all the time, if they are with the most popular group and have a boyfriend. After a parent watches this they would be terrified and would probably never see teenagers the same but would see them now as up themselves and sex …show more content…
The images used in these magazine articles are of girls in pretty outfits and a selection of clothing items with the heading “Are you ready for the closet must haves” to show teens that they need to have all the latest popular clothing so they fit in with all their friends. After an adult or parent reads these magazines they may get the impression that teens are self-obsessed, worried about what they look like 24/7 and are always up to date with the popular crazes.
After reading this it is important that you believe that not all teenagers are like this, they don’t all dress to impress, worry about getting boyfriends and keeping their social status. Parents should not jump to these conclusions about their son or daughter. The reasons why teenagers are misrepresented in the media and television is due to the fact that the media competes for an audience they do this by comparing their own teenagers to what they were like when they were a teenager. Majority of the new news articles or reports are written by adults, in this case young people are powerless with no
In the media Teenagers are represented in a snobby, full of themselves and disrespectful manner. This is due to the use of images and the obscene use of language. These representations of Teenagers in the media are false because not every Teenager is snobby and disrespectful for example some are educational, family orientated and care about everyone else around them. The bad representation of teenagers is normally shown in TV shows, Movies and Magazines.
The media uses pictures to represent both a positive and a negative side to Teenagers. In most cases Parents or any adults forget about the positive images and focus on the negative ones giving them …show more content…
The series continues to show that the two characters Blair and Serena live perfect lives in perfect houses and all they are worried about is getting a boyfriend and keep their popularity status. Throughout this show all they do is talk trash by talking behind their so called friends backs and steal each other’s boyfriends. This representation is a very unfair one because not all teenagers worry about what they look like all the time, if they are with the most popular group and have a boyfriend. After a parent watches this they would be terrified and would probably never see teenagers the same but would see them now as up themselves and sex …show more content…
The images used in these magazine articles are of girls in pretty outfits and a selection of clothing items with the heading “Are you ready for the closet must haves” to show teens that they need to have all the latest popular clothing so they fit in with all their friends. After an adult or parent reads these magazines they may get the impression that teens are self-obsessed, worried about what they look like 24/7 and are always up to date with the popular crazes.
After reading this it is important that you believe that not all teenagers are like this, they don’t all dress to impress, worry about getting boyfriends and keeping their social status. Parents should not jump to these conclusions about their son or daughter. The reasons why teenagers are misrepresented in the media and television is due to the fact that the media competes for an audience they do this by comparing their own teenagers to what they were like when they were a teenager. Majority of the new news articles or reports are written by adults, in this case young people are powerless with no