Blog #9

                Not only can we analyze the role of women in media entertainment like television, movies, and music, but also I think it is interesting to look at the effect media has on these entertaining women. I think women get criticized and looked at more often then men, and from that come negative thoughts about themselves. I have researched many times the effect media has on women, but I have found that the most interesting aspect of this research is not the effect it has on everyday women (all though this is still very important), but the effect it has on actresses, supermodels, and musicians.

            Although women get mad at the fact that in magazines they show slim beautiful women, it is still very interesting to know that average women are attracted to these images. Average women criticize body and facial changes in women entertainers, not only men. As women we should also blame ourselves for creating a heightened desire for these beautiful perfect entertainers. As soon as an actress gains weight, average women as consumers of media thrive off of this gossip. The effect of this then puts pressure on that actress to look slim again, as she was before. Such pressure to look a certain way cause not only unhealthy eating habits, but also negative emotional stability. There are very few movies and television shows that revolve around larger women, and when they do, their weight and appearance becomes the subject of the story or plot. I just recently watched the new version of the movie “Hairspray,” and the new television sitcom “Drop Dead Diva,” were this idea came to me for this blog. Women, start paying attention to this gossip and please do not jump on the bandwagon and spread it. You could be that women, and think of how you would feel if these things were being said about you.

Add a comment November 5, 2009