Since Looks Can Kill

11/12/2017

"Beauty is only skin deep." It is in the "eye of the beholder." But when the eye is a camera lens and the beholder is a multi-billions in advertising and fashion dollars, then beauty is defined by eating disorders/mental illnesses that dictate society must be thin.

There are a few game changers. Plus-size yoga instructor, Jessamyn Stanley, urges women "to fight skinny stereotypes...no matter what their shape or size," and Sarah Rae Vargas is big, bold and beautiful.

Nevertheless, with so many strides in reshaping other "societal norms," the definition of beauty is still heavily debatable.

Click on the image to read the article. Look at all the images as well. Then, comment on the following prompt: How much responsibility does the media have in defueling society's image of beauty?

INCLUDE: First initial AND last name AND class period.

You MUST respond to at least TWO other posts from any student. Your replies cannot be identical comments on different posts and posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will earn you a zero. Make sure your reply addresses the comment that you are responding to.

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Due: Fri., Nov. 17, 2017 11:59 p.m. CST

T.Shelton 1st

11/15/2017 09:56:45 am

Media plays most of the part in forming society's views . When you are young everything affects you, from what you eat down to what you see . So if all you see is blond hair and blue eyes , slim figure with no stretch marks , your bound to think " I have to look like that ." Fat has always been seen as disgusting and vile because you're seen as unhealthy and a waste to society . Darker skin has been seen as dirty and menacing and is highly frowned upon . Having black people play violent thugs and muslims play savage terriosts while mexicans play vicious ganastas is sickening but also repeative . This causes young minds to think i have to be or do those things that they see or i wont be accpeted and in a world of being accepted , it's everyone largest fear . I'm glad that people are pushing that damaging norm and are focused on changing the world' views. If everyone sat back and just let the world stay the same we wouldn't get anywhere . Without change nothing would happen.

T.Dawson 4/5th

11/16/2017 03:50:57 pm

The fact that the media is pushing for more diversity is exciting! It is great to see people that look like you on the television, to feel accepted and beautiful. There will be individuals that do not need anyone's approval, but as a human being, it feels nice to feel beautiful.

D.Molo 1st

11/17/2017 07:46:51 pm

I believe that media has a whole lot to do with how beauty is thought to be. Reason being is that media has a huge platform. Media’s platform has more that 80% percent of the population in it. The media is more credible to people that the people or actual things it’s about. People are so gullible and that’s how the media gets them by telling them that people should look this way and that way to be beautiful. It’s not at all fair but it happens and it’s a huge let down that it teaches people that one one ideal this is beautiful. It also cuts at people’s self esteem.

hope aleman 1st

11/17/2017 07:04:14 pm

I completely agree with the idea that our society runs off of taught notions. Once we're taught a concept, and it becomes etched into our brains, we try to change ourselves so that we fit what we're taught.

D.Molo

11/17/2017 08:03:38 pm

I agree with it this remark since it's totally valid. Media has a tremendous impact in the part of magnificence in the considerations of the human populace. They give us measures and let us know whether we don't meet the gauges we're unattractive. I simply trust that is interesting how you can judge somebody when you aren't excessively engaging yourself. We have to take it back to when everyone is lovely and there are no norms to be met. Simply be you.

Z. James 1st

11/17/2017 11:04:26 pm

The media had diversity, however it has been controversy over it. For instance, POC being depicted as villains, plus size people being depicted as humor, and the list goes on. However, now society has is pushing for diversity and the media wants to hop on the bandwagon. Diversity is now accepted no matter what you look like.The representation of diversity in the media is now making its mark.

D. Tonche 1st pd

11/15/2017 12:42:41 pm

The media fuels the social standards we have today, they are the mirror to society and show us the reflection of our values and ideals. I once saw a vintage ad for dietary supplements, the purpose of this medication was to make you gain weight instead of making you thinner. I was so used to seeing ads for pills that will make you skinnier, so when I saw this archaic ad I found it to be odd and out of place. Back then people valued the more overweight body shape because it indicated that you were wealthy enough to afford an abundance of food, contrary to this people who were thin were considered to be poor. In the present day, this whole ideology flipped, being thin is the now the acceptable standard. It means that you healthy and beautiful, whereas people that are overweight are seen as slow and unhealthy. My opinion is that the people already had this ingrained instinct to believing that obesity as a negative aspect, and the media just added gasoline to the fire. If the media were to change it whole perspective, and promote a more body positivity message I think we would hear less about girls who starved themselves to the point they almost died.

T. Dawson 4/5th

11/16/2017 03:38:16 pm

I have to agree with you. The media teaches us what is accepted by either limiting or introducing diversity. When young girls see people that look like them , they are more likely to accept themselves. If all you saw on media was people that do not look like you, you feel as if you do not belong.

K. Brown 1st period

11/16/2017 07:07:02 pm

I've always been a firm believer that 'Skinny does not mean healthy.' Also that the standard of beauty belongs to the people who come in contact with it. Meaning that things I find beautiful in a person are determined by my own hormonal preference or even something that I've grown up or associated that beauty with. (With and without knowing). Which brings me to the fact that diversity is beauty, diverse is the world. Fashion should work harder on it's realism and diversity.

F. Aleman 1st

11/17/2017 06:42:10 pm

Even though you believe that "skinny does not mean healthy" Many people do believe that. Social Media portrays that being skinny is better. For instance, on Instagram, many celebrities do ad's on how you should buy this for a flatter stomach or you should buy this waist trainer to get the perfect shape. And if someone role model is saying things like this obviously their going to listen and do it. If more people thought the way you are thinking this wouldn't be an issue.

T.Shelton 1st

11/17/2017 10:20:37 pm

I agree with you because whenever the media changes , we change with . If the media would still be showing those types of ads we wouldn't have the idea that fat is bad . An example of something that used to be bad back then was being gay but now we're getting more ads of gay families .

Z. James 1st

11/17/2017 11:14:41 pm

Society is too gullible towards the media. Anything that media says is "in" society will follow. The media has corrupted our minds to think such horrendous things. Skin color, body weight and so much more has been ridiculed and exiled. Norms are consistently changed and followed.

Juan Ocampo 6th prd

11/15/2017 12:45:01 pm

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.

Kaleb washington 6th

11/16/2017 01:48:16 pm

I agree and disagree some poeple in world believe in the clouths that people wear that makes a person worth talking too now the reason i disagree is that some people

k.robbins/7th link

11/15/2017 01:42:00 pm

social media has a lot of responsibility because of how people might post false information or post mean thing and expose others in a bad way.

J. Jackson 7th

11/15/2017 03:25:25 pm

Social media has alot to do with why people think they have to look like to be beautiful. 36.5% of the world population is overweight, so you may not see overweight people on the daily basis. Then maybe it'll be natural for you to think the people that are skinny or average weight is what you should look like.

Daijah Jackson

11/15/2017 04:09:14 pm

Social media today is crazy. People use lots of filters to make them look better but people don't need filters to make them loo beautiful. Then social media don't help people still talk about people that make them lose self of stem. That's why most people wont to change their body.
I say that people beautiful the way they are. Because God made people the way they are but most people change. For example , people get plastic surgery and change what they don't like on their body. I say everyone is beautiful like people say '' inside and out '' .
It don't matter if your to big or to small no one is perfect. But this is my statement.

victor ajuobi

11/15/2017 05:16:59 pm

to elaborate on your statement, i will like to that social media sites like snapchat, instagram, and twitter and facebook are just tools used by people to expand on their lives and share it with others, so the actual media outlets have no control over your actions. i would say that social media just influences others to be like other people and do what they do without examining their position their in.

K. Brown 1st period

11/16/2017 08:10:33 pm

Social media does play a big part of today's standard of beauty, in fact we call them trends.If the trend is to use natural materials instead of caking on make up and celebrities pick up on the trend then you bet other will follow suit. Social media helps people keep up with what's 'in', therefore people can follow and adopt to these said trends. So when these trends go to being fads then people will start to die down on doing them. Social media treads into the spread of these trends and ideas.

Imani Florence 1st

11/16/2017 12:48:48 pm

Based on your comment, my inference is that you believe media plays a big role in society's image of beauty. Although you believe people are beautiful the way they are, they may not believe it, and ultimately look towards the media for the idea of beauty. Nothing is wrong with that, what is wrong is solely placing the responsibility on the media. If a person is insecure about themselves, it is their responsibility to find confidence. The media's responsibility is to change to fit the current idea of society, and currently companies are doing just that by appealing to body positivity.

D.Molo 1st

11/17/2017 08:26:02 pm

Much concurred. This is a truthful articulation and I am agreeable to it. I accept in the event that you remove the antagonism from looks the way individuals see themselves would be significantly more positive. Not only that be they will feel better since it would stop the weight on endeavoring to fit the perfect look. It would enable you to have your own one of a kind look. The way you conduct yourself would be done a mess all the more unquestionably.

D. Boyd 7th

11/15/2017 04:21:03 pm

Media has the biggest part in beauty because of what media believes beauty is and media only believes that because that's what gets everybody's attention and brings more people so if its bringing people why would the media stop showing it. For example, people post pictures of women on Instagram and they have the perfect body there skin tone is just right and they have the perfect fit on its going too garb more peoples attention then a women wearing the same fit, but she's more chubby or a women wearing the same fit and she's pretty slim too, but her skin tone isn't right enough because on social media beauty is the first women because everything's perfect about her. First women is seen as beauty because she's perfect and beauty and that's basically what beauty is to the media overweight people aren't beauty their just considered as unhealthy and slow and people that don't have the perfect skin tone are just seen as 'ugly" on the media because of there skin tone as I've said multiple times. Beauty is weird these days.

victor ajuobi

11/15/2017 05:19:20 pm

In agree with your statement because i also believe that media has a way to bring bad comments on people. I don't support bullying, but people have to understand that the standards of beauty has changed and almost anyone that wants to be anything is considered different, beautiful and brave.

E. Hernandez 6th

11/16/2017 09:49:17 am

I agree, the media makes it harder for women, because their skin tone is different.

T.Shelton

11/17/2017 10:23:26 pm

I agree with you, whenever I go onto Insta gram that's all you . I've only comes across few chubby Insta gram women and anytime I do the comments are mixed . The media plays a large part in almost everything you do now a days .

victor ajuobi

11/15/2017 05:12:34 pm

The media has a huge influence on how people perceive beauty in the world. The media wants people to believe that beauty can come in all shapes and sizes, as recently there have been these movements about fat acceptance and gender identities. The media is now having talk shows based around these topics about how its ok to be fat and still be beautiful. The way i see this, is just a way to tell the people how they should feel about topics like this by trying to influence our perceptions to think that anything can be beautiful without looking at the statistics. Like how fat woman are less likely to get married or are more depressed because there not in relationships . Also the media nowadays pushes the idea of how being a transgender or being fat is a thing we should all accept and advocate to integrate into society. The media pushes there agenda and makes people not think for themselves, as beauty is something that people have different opinions and definitions for, that don't always match up with what the media displays as beauty. The standards of beauty have changed from people pretty, healthy looking, and having sex appeal to being anything you want to be which is what the media wants you to think.

R.Young 6th

11/15/2017 05:52:41 pm

i agree, people depend on social media way to much and it's getting out of hand

Tyson Thornton 7th link

11/15/2017 11:59:01 pm

Like I said in my response in my reply people do depending on media a lot more than they really should people should actually try to come with their own opinion on something instead of just going off of what they hear that's how a lot of things turn out worse than they really are

D. Tonche 1st pd

11/15/2017 07:40:04 pm

I do agree with your statements because the media sets the beauty standards for society, if you were to travel back in time you would see the media advocating for thinner bodies.

TysonThornton 7th link

11/15/2017 11:57:20 pm

I agree with the statement going back in time you can see that the beauty standards for a lot different from what they are now back in the day they wanted dinner bodies and now people prefer thicker composer bodies but at the same time everyone has their opinion on what they really think is beauty

E. Hernandez 6th

11/16/2017 09:47:15 am

I agree, the media always has a way to change people's view of things.

T.Tate1st

11/17/2017 05:07:54 pm

I believe your statement is true because does have a huge impact on beauty.Also media change the way people feel about themselves.

R.Young 6th prd

11/15/2017 05:50:47 pm

Social media is a big influence on how people perceive beauty to me you don't have to depend on social media for beauty .The media allows people to not think for themselves

Z. James 1st

11/15/2017 07:07:41 pm

The media is highly responsible for the defueling of society's images of beauty. The media has blasted images of white women, with long blond hair, and blue eyes as the status quote, fails to realize beauty in other pigments, hair lengths, and eye color. The media has shunned down the ideas of beauty in women who are of a different skin pigment, body sizes other than thin, and hair that is not long and blonde. The media begins to instill these characteristics into these young minds, who will ridicule themselves for having a big nose or big stomach and resort to plastic surgery. However, in today's society those features are now being praised, from the plus size women, to the skin discoloration women, to women of color and etc. Eventually in the future, the media will accept all types of beauty, in all skin colors, shapes and sizes, and all races.

D. Tonche 1st pd

11/15/2017 07:44:30 pm

The media can affect how people perceive themselves, I remember thinking from an early age that blond hair and blue eyes were the epitome of beauty, and i wished i had those characteristics. So I do concur with your statement, the media does fuel society's images of beauty.

R. Garcia 1st

11/17/2017 11:16:32 pm

I also think the media has a great influence on people, and i think a possible reason why the media has displayed more diversity is because the people have in a way switched the roles, where they control what the media shows instead of the media controlling how they should think beauty is.

B. Haynes 1st

11/17/2017 11:28:59 pm

The media is a huge influence in how people can see themselves in the mirror. Often times, when people see the same thing represented in the media, this can bring up insecurities. It is very progressive how we as a society are making a change to what we think to be "beauty."

TysonThornton 7th link

11/15/2017 11:55:06 pm

I feel that the media has a lot of responsibility on and how they portray people are betray Beauty given the fact that they can say literally anything and people will believe it because at times people don't have their own opinions our own thoughts on things so they go off of what they're told and what they think is standard so yes I do believe that the media has a lot of responsibility on beauty

E. Hernandez 6th

11/16/2017 09:45:47 am

Media is responsible for how people think about beauty. The media shapes how people think. People will always follow the media instead of their own opinions. They don't even give it a second of thought. They just follow what people think about beauty.

F. Aleman 1st

11/17/2017 06:34:25 pm

Not only does this shows that media has a huge control on how we think, it shows that how insecure we are. Insecurities are lack of confidence we have in ourselves. And if you feel that you have to change yourself to fit in then most likely you're insecure. If we took more time in focusing on the good in people, we wouldn't have as many insecurities.

B.Criss

11/17/2017 10:46:17 pm

O do not agree with your statement because you have an opinion and that should matter to you whether people agree or disagree social media may influence it but it does not dictate it.

N.Brown 1st

11/16/2017 11:29:05 am

It plays a large role. Because of the images that are in magazines and on tv. That is what is seen as beauty. Its what cause girls to try so hard to be what they see so they can be depicted as beautiful they feel ugly if they are like the images they see. A lot honestly people depend on the media for everything such as a way to live their life , what to wear, how to love, what should be what and etc most parents are blaming the media for our children’s behavior and thoughts explaining that it has corrupted their minds .

Imani Florence

11/16/2017 12:34:15 pm

You are right when you mentioned parents blaming their children's behavior on the media, but in regards to body image, the parents may need to also blame themselves for not instilling confidence in their children. At a young age, children need reassurance from their parents in regards to body image, schooling, confidence, etc… If a parent does not do this-this, it should not be surprising when their child turns to social media and has a change in behavior or confidence. Of course, the media plays a role, but the parents need to be the second role creating a balance for the child. By a parent doing this, a child’s self-image may not be majorly impacted by the media.

J. Maple 1st

11/17/2017 11:25:27 pm

I agree. Media is not the only thing that can influence people at a young age. The tangible things, like family and physical environment can also influence body image. It brings about the question of your environment impacting your values and self worth.

D. Parker 1st

11/16/2017 10:48:23 pm

I agree with you because growing up, many girls I knew looked through fashion magazines and runway shows to determine what they thought was beautiful or desirable. This leads to the development of insecurities. People depend on the media for important information; what's stopping the media from slipping in subliminal messages about how one's body should look?

Imani Florence 1st

11/16/2017 12:22:04 pm

The media does not have a major responsibility in defueling society’s image of beauty because the media is not the only source of where a person’s image of beauty may originate. Sometimes people are their own source, making it a fifty-fifty responsibility among the media and society. I do know the media deliberately and sometimes innocently broadcast a certain body type, skin color, hair, etc… that makes people alter their idea of beauty, but it is also the people’s responsibility to handle their own image of beauty because at the end of the day the media does not care about you, they care about your money. Now, due to the movement of body confidence, the media is taking an initiative to show different body types, this is when their responsibility comes in. By doing this, especially companies specializing in beauty and fashion, they are making a statement the statement that they are in accord with body positivity and because it allows them to make more money.

J. Maple 1st

11/17/2017 05:35:49 pm

I completely agree. It’s a personal responsibility when it comes to looking at your reflection and finding out if you like how you look.

R. Garcia 1st

11/17/2017 11:02:49 pm

I absolutely agree with you. I also think blaming the media entirely for affecting our perception of beauty, completely dismisses the fact that we have free will and the ability to determine what beauty personally means to us.

Kaleb washington 6th

11/16/2017 01:45:30 pm

Fat has always been seen as disgusting and vile because you're seen as unhealthy and a waste to society . Darker skin has been seen as dirty and menacing and is highly frowned upon . Having black people play violent thugs and muslims play savage terriosts while mexicans play vicious ganastas is sickening but also repeative . This causes young minds to think i have to be or do those things that they see or i wont be accpeted and in a world of being accepted , it's everyone largest fear . I'm glad that people are pushing that damaging norm and are focused on changing the world' views. If everyone sat back and just let the world stay the same we wouldn't get anywhere . Without change nothing would happen.

T. Dawson 4/5th

11/16/2017 03:32:45 pm

The media is a strong influence on what society thinks is beautiful. If all a child sees is a set of specific characteristics on media, that is what he/she will see as the epitome of beauty. For many years, the epitome of beauty has consisted of European features. The radical and sudden change in the beauty industry and media has made audiences all around question their beauty standards. Suddenly, the definition of beauty is versatile and open to all. The sudden portrayal of diversity on the media has changed the ideal of beauty and has given minorities a sense of empowerment as they see people like them in media.

Jameela Barber 7th pd

11/17/2017 02:41:58 pm

I honestly agree with you

D.Moseley-4th//5th pd

11/17/2017 08:21:06 pm

I agree with your point of view, but why do you think the sudden change occurred? Is it because more people began to find the true meaning of beauty and more diverse businesses began to thrive? Or is it another temporary trend ?

K. Brown 1st period

11/16/2017 05:24:41 pm

Honestly media has a strong effect on the standard of beauty, though in our society with so many nonconformists the beholders of what beauty 'should' be is flicking back and forth. The look is changing from the prime and proper blue eyes and blonde hair look to what is 'exotic, foreign, and biracial.' Being mixed is like a whole new beauty standard of its own. Though I personally can't say if that is good or bad...

T.Tate1st

11/17/2017 05:12:44 pm

I feel that your statement is true because media does have a strong effect on standard beauty.

D. Moseley-4th/5th

11/17/2017 08:31:31 pm

I partially agree with your comment, but only because I don't believe just being biracial is what the new standard of beauty is becoming. With as many makeup lines coming out with 40 different shades of foundation and commercials advertising various cultures , I believe beauty lies within overall diversity. Not just a lighter skin woman or a darker skinned woman. It's a personal journey.

D. Parker

11/16/2017 09:16:06 pm

People see the media as something that is irrefutable and of value. It is given power because it delivers information to people and does whatever it takes to appeal to audiences. Anything that is put out by producers, companies and creators of any sort has a chance of glorifying things that are unhealthy and if these things are normalized, it is no one's fault but the people behind promoting and creating it. This is because people in the industry know how to persuade people to want or do something and don't care about the well-being of consumers as long as they make money. Companies and everyone working in the media know when body types and lifestyles are unhealthy, but the money made off of it encourages them to continue.

D Parker 1st

11/16/2017 09:16:55 pm

forgot to add my period

Jahmi Andrews link

11/17/2017 01:33:04 pm

I agree with u because people in the industry know how to persuade people to want or do something and don't care about the well-being of consumers as long as they make money.

Shakyria Miller

11/16/2017 10:02:11 pm

Society play's a major part in one's beauty, Do to the different social media outlets multiple people are given the ability to judge simply by the way they look. I believe ones opinion doesn't matter you should love yourself the way you are.

Shakyria miller

11/16/2017 10:03:27 pm

Class: 6th period

A.fobes 7th link

11/17/2017 02:22:37 pm

You are right social media has the ability to not only judge but also control and force someone to hate how they look or feel

J Andrews link

11/17/2017 01:31:56 pm

A.fobes 7th link

11/17/2017 02:18:52 pm

I do agree with you statement social media has a huge effect on what is beauty for example that could say some one famous could say they like thick girls and everyone would jump on with them

C. McCowin 7th

11/17/2017 09:18:57 pm

I agree with your statement because people, especially children, basically depends on social media on how to look just so they feel accepted into today's society. They do this by following other celebrities by wearing provocative clothing and excessive amounts of makeup. If they feel like these "trends" are no longer popular, they change to whatever the next popular trend is. Everyone shouldn't be followers, they should be leaders.

A.Fobbs 7th link

11/17/2017 02:13:44 pm

Agree not only with the title but also the statement I do believe that the media has
Huge responsibility on what that say is beauty because people don't have a option to give

Zakamion Murry 7th period

11/17/2017 03:45:06 pm

I agree, because People care to much about what people will think about them in their pictures because they think that they are going to get judged

Jameela Barber 7thpd

11/17/2017 02:38:09 pm

I feel like social media is nothing but something that gets in your head. Young minds will suck up anything they see on the media. People doing dangerous stunts, make young people wanna try them dangerous stunts too and most of the time their getting seriously hurt or worse. People are having there face and body worked only doctors, to just make themself feel pretty behind the camera. There are some pictures that is just natural beauty. But soon as the put there phone down, they can be starving there self or going through something worse. Social media is bad for your head.

Adam Chicas 7th

11/17/2017 07:20:14 pm

I agree with you. Nowadays these young adults think that social media is everything, but its really not. Social media is just something that is still necessary in this time but not to judge others by their appearance.People are doing these stupid things to their bodies just because they listen to people that don't know what beauty is. When really everybody is pretty. You can be pretty threw the your outside but why if your ugly inside.

Zakamion Murry 7th period

11/17/2017 03:42:44 pm

First of all , in my opinion nobody on earth should care about what they look like and how they like certain things to be. Social media is only used to get to your head about things.Like some pictures are with just natural beauty (no Filters) but their is always that portions of people that dont like to post pictures on social media because they are scared of what people might say about them in the photo.

Adam Chicas

11/17/2017 07:16:55 pm

I would have to agree with you. People shouldn't care how you look to post something on social media. People are beautiful in many ways, you can pretty outside but why be pretty outside if your ugly threw the inside.You can be ugly threw the outside but that doesn't matter you can still be pretty threw your inside.

Sherrell Jones 7th.

11/17/2017 04:26:16 pm

In my opinion, media is responsible because media should be aware of their responsibilities as they play a significant role in society on informing and educating the people with the current issues that affect people. People shouldn't doubt themselves , because the media is changing people . Sometimes people would call themselves "ugly" cause their picture isn't right, then they would go photoshop , and I personally don't believe in ugly......Just cause you don't get enough likes and comments doesn't mean your ugly. Everyone is beautiful the way they was born.

T.Tate1st

11/17/2017 05:21:42 pm

Media has a very huge effect on beauty because social media have a huge influence on people already.Whatever is trending people are going to follow, everybody like to look the same and be the same . People feel like if something is not in style then they don't want to wear it.However their are more skinny girls trying to gain weight instead of those bigger girls trying to lose because being"thick" is trending and everybody wants to be "thick".

D Rodriguez 7th

11/17/2017 08:02:32 pm

I agree with you. People want to be like what they see on social media, and not themselves. They feel the need of changing to be like everyone else and be accepted socially. I feel like, if social media weren't a thing, many people would look different and be different, because they wouldn't feel the fear of not fixing in .

C.Villanueva 1st

11/17/2017 08:56:56 pm

I agree, everyone follows the trend. We say we don't because it's "basic" but using the thick example, who doesn't want to be thick these days? Flat chest, flat bodies, flat everything is pretty much being taken over by bigger is better because we try to make thicker girls feel better about themselves

J. Maple 1st

11/17/2017 05:30:23 pm

The media is only partly responsible for casting society’s standard of beauty. Yes, they can influence how people view themselves and what new fashion trends are popular. However, you ultimately decide how you see yourself. It’s impossible for the media to make everyone happy with who they are and what they look like. How you view your body is your responsibility.

hope aleman 1st

11/17/2017 06:45:19 pm

Media impacts how people view themselves a little harder than that. When something is put into your head, after so long, it becomes a natural habit of mind- you'll begin to see yourself through the lens of what you've been taught, Yea, we all think for ourselves, but what we're taught has a HUGE impact on us. So, I have to disagree with your statement.

J.Grant

11/17/2017 08:17:57 pm

I disagree because now of days everyone runs to social media to get there opinion on thing and how other people view everybody .

S.Johnson

11/17/2017 08:24:19 pm

Much agreed. This is a factual statement and I am in favor of it. I believe if you take the negativity away from looks the way people view themselves would be much more positive. Not just that be they will feel better because it would stop the stress on trying to fit the ideal look. It would allow you to have your own unique look. The way you carry yourself would be done a whole lot more confidently.

C. Villanueva 1st

11/17/2017 08:54:41 pm

I agree with your statement that the way we view our bodies is our responsibility but our view of beauty is determined by media. We have been taught what's good and what isn't since we were little. Everyone wants to be pretty/handsome so we try to view ourselves that way but being constantly reminded that it's not them norm affects what we think

F. Aleman 1st

11/17/2017 06:28:43 pm

Social Media is a powerful tool that can change the mindset of how people feel about others or towards themselves. With social media, trends come and go. And as soon as people realize that there's certain things about yourself you can't change, it will stop social media from having all this power. In our society, social media has taken control on how we look at each other. For instance, being thin or bigger in size isn't used for a description anymore. It's used in a negative or positive way, that determines how you are as a person.

M Williams 7th

11/17/2017 09:15:00 pm

I agree social media has alot of power and certainly of what people consider beauty.

Hope Aleman 1st period

11/17/2017 06:38:21 pm

Society plays the largest role in shaping society's image of beauty, it always has and it always will. Media and technology continue to advance, and because of this, more people are able to use it in many different ways, and the internet doesn't sugarcoat anything. For example, media commonly uses models to promote clothing, beauty products, hair products,etc, and unfortunately, these models set the beauty standards for girls and even boys all across the world. When the same types of models are used over and over again, people begin to see them as the "norm," and will feel as though they do not fit the image of beauty created by modern advertising. As of late, there are many forms of media that utilize plus sized models, black models, short models, etc, but that doesn't change a mind that has been TAUGHT that they don't fit society's beauty image.

Hope Aleman

11/17/2017 06:40:05 pm

MEDIA plays the largest role****

S.Johnson 1st

11/17/2017 08:01:42 pm

I concur with it this comment because it’s entirely true. Media plays a huge part in the role of beauty in the thoughts of the human population. They give us standards and tell us if we don’t meet the standards we’re unsightly. I just believe that is funny how you can judge someone when you aren’t too appealing yourself. We need to bring it back to when everybody is beautiful and there are no standards to be met. Just be you.

B. Haynes 1st

11/17/2017 11:15:33 pm

I see eye to eye with your opinion. With the same selection of models, including skin color, body types, and hair, this brings about the societal standards of beauty. People start to see it as the norm, and some even go as far to shunning those who don't fit into these certain standards. It is something we, as a society, have been taught.

Adam Chicas 7th

11/17/2017 07:13:50 pm

I really think that media nowadays have gone more overboard than anything else in this dumb world.People use media to do everything.I think that people shouldn't believe what others say. You are beautiful in your own way and nobody can't judge you on that. People are beautiful not only outside but inside. Your appearance doesn't matter what matters is what you have in you.No matter if your ugly, pretty, Fat, or skinny you are pretty in your own way. People use filters to make themselves look prettier but why, if you are already pretty.Media is causing a big gap in peoples brains. You have to be skinny to be pretty, no you don't you are unique and you can't be judged on that.

D Rodriguez 7th

11/17/2017 07:56:36 pm

I totally agree with you. But sadly, people find it harder to believe those things now in days. Media makes it harder to define the worlds true definition of beauty due to so much judgment and ignorance

D Rodriguez 7th

11/17/2017 07:51:51 pm

Social media has a lot of responsibility in defueling society's image of beauty. Social media tends to put things in people's head for them to believe. For example, someone famous could post a picture of some shoes from 2012 and the viewers would automatically consider it a huge trend all over. Same goes for teens with make up. It makes other teen kids want to wear make up so they could fit in society and look nice, because to them, whatever gets thousands of likes on social media, is considered beautiful or acceptable to people. Seeing many pictures of girls with a thin waist with comments saying "your gorgeous" or "perfection" makes many people believe that if they don't look like that, then they're ugly, or not enough to yourself or other people. Social media affects society's image of beauty a lot.

C. McCowin 7th

11/17/2017 09:04:49 pm

I agree with your statement because when children see that these "beautiful women" are getting so much attention about how they look, that will start to believe that's how they are suppose to look and that's why most teens today wear provocative clothing and excessive amount of makeup just to fit in to today's society.

S.Johnson

11/17/2017 07:53:15 pm

I trust that media has a ton to do with how magnificence is believed to be. Reason being is that media has a tremendous stage. Media's stage has increasingly that 90% percent of the populace in it. The media is more dependable to individuals that the general population or real things it's about. Individuals are so guileless and that is the manner by which the media gets them by revealing to them that individuals should look along these lines and that approach to be lovely. It's not in the least reasonable however it happens and it's a colossal let down that it instructs individuals that one perfect this is delightful. It likewise cuts at individuals' confidence.

D. Moseley-4th/5th pd

11/17/2017 08:14:19 pm

The media play an immense role in how society interprets beauty. It's all about what's a trend and what's in. If businesses are putting out that pale skin and thin legs are in, people that are different feels as though they either have to conform to that person to look like who is being represented or they have to just be an outsider. But when it comes down to a person looking in the mirror everyday it's up to them how they define beauty. We cannot allow others to shape our thinking into something we're not. Beauty will always be in the eyes of the beholder so as long as we promote diverse beauty, the ideal of conformity will no longer feed the minds of people. Conformity only feeds people guilty, anxiety, depression, and the lack of a personal identity. Your eternal joy is being thrown away for a temporary happiness that will disappear with the next trend.

J. Grant

11/17/2017 08:15:49 pm

I believe that social media has big influence in defueling society's image of beauty. Now days social media is a big thing that people use to portray themselves .People use social media to down talk people and to uplift people . social media has it pros and cons but shaping the image of beauty is a hard thing now of day why because for example if a thick women get on social media and post a picture in a one piece bathing suite its not okay people talk about how big she is but when a skinny girl get on social media oh they say she really pretty and they uplift her in all types of ways

J.Carire

11/17/2017 08:54:57 pm

I agree with you J.Grant.Once they post a picture of a skinny girl it is beauty but,when a thick girl posts a picture of her it is ugly.Like i said beauty is in the inside not the outside.

J. Solomon 1st

11/17/2017 08:23:13 pm

Media plays no role; as it was previously mentioned that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. While media presents society with a subject, how they choose to receive it is completely up to them. For example, a drug dealer could present you with a new product; even going as far as to offer you a free sample. While the product may seem very appealing you still withhold the choice to either accept or deny it. Blaming the media for our stereotypical perceptions is nothing more than a lazy excuse for us to ignore them.

J.Carire p-6

11/17/2017 08:51:17 pm

I disagree because with you J.Solomon because they make most people that are dumb enough to know the truth think that beaity is in the outside by publishing magizines with skinny and pretty girls and title it beauty to make people think that is what it is but it isn't.

S.Moncivais 4th

11/17/2017 10:47:57 pm

I have to disagree with you Mr.Solomon because media is all we see now days. The perception of beauty cannot be ignore when all you see through the media is just some type of people. For example if you see someone approaching you and they don't have certain beauty you will avoid them, no matter what, because you have a mentality of what beauty is.

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/17/2017 11:55:12 pm

After reading your post, I have a change in my opinion, and now I think that the media plays no role, in society's image of beauty. In agreement, it is up to the person, if they agree or disagree with the subject, which is the image of beauty. Another example, at a perfume/cologne store, the worker can tell you about a new product and ask you do you want to try or buy the new product that they just told you about. Even if the product smells good to you, you still have the choice to buy it, or buy something else. In conclusion, blaming the media is our stereotypical perceptions, which is a lazy excuse for us to ignore them.

Jomar Carire P-6

11/17/2017 08:43:37 pm

The media has as much responsibility as the people whom believe in them.The media spreads it out to most people but the people whom believe in them influence other people.Beauty is not on the outside but,in the inside.People believe that it is what's on the outside that makes you beautiful but it's not.You may be pretty but be the rudest,meanest, and baddest person alive and that is what will make you ugly.

Wisdom Sapari

11/17/2017 10:28:45 pm

Does the media influence you? How do you feel about the media?

C.villanueva 1st

11/17/2017 08:51:39 pm

Media creates an image of perfect by saying "beauty is...", not directly but it's there. Many models look alike, so we believe that because that's something common we see, it's how it's suppose to be. Our brain ends up thinking it's the norm. Media is everything for us especially since the 21st century is all about the internet we see these things all the time. They play a big part in the definition for beauty, we give them that power

M Williams 7th

11/17/2017 09:12:06 pm

So true people mind sects are on one type of beauty and that's the social media type of beauty...Common

J. Butler

11/17/2017 09:50:00 pm

I completely concur, there has always been this one look on models. I guess that’s their vision for beauty but it shouldn’t be.

S.Moncivais 4th

11/17/2017 10:43:07 pm

I have to agree with you Ms.villanueva because we let media infiltrate what we believe something is. Beauty is not a just a skinny person, but is everyone.

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/17/2017 11:32:03 pm

In agreement, media does create an image, saying that something that is beautiful, is perfect. With all honesty, models do look alike, but however, even if it is common, we still should not narrow it down, saying that is how it is supposed to be. In disagreement, not majority of brains, think that as the norm, because some of models look sick and fake. In agreement, the media is an important part to the 21st century. In reality, we play a big part in the definition for beauty, because we have the choice to follow to it, or not.

C. McCowin 7th

11/17/2017 08:58:45 pm

Social media is a big part of judging people and putting their opinion out into the world. Unfortunately, many people who uses social media platforms love to give negative comments to people who show their stomach, skin, legs, etc.Some people who receive these people's opinions and negative comments will sometimes believe what that say. Nowadays, most women that are comfortable in their own skin and doesn't believe what other people say about their looks, shape, what they believe in, etc. So, social media platform has a huge responsibility on defueling society's image of beauty.

M Williams 7th

11/17/2017 09:07:06 pm

I believe that social media have 90% responsibility to do with how people think beauty should look.People are going to like what other people like just because it feels good to be right at some point.People try to make there self's and bodies look a certain way because that's what everyone else considers beauty.

B.Criss

11/17/2017 10:41:45 pm

People have their own opinions you do not have to like something that is posted why because you know what do and do not like.

J. Butler

11/17/2017 09:45:52 pm

Media plays a large responsibility in how society views things. So many people talk how about “how they want their woman” or “how a woman should look like” rather than what really matters. Either way large or small all people SHOULD be considered beautiful. Will that happen? No, because the media continues to show how there should be a certain way to look to be considered beautiful.

Wisdom

11/17/2017 10:27:54 pm

Why do you feel this jay? Why do you feel like it is just women who are being targeted?

B.moreno 6th

11/17/2017 10:31:30 pm

I agree with you so much . Society shows us what we should look like or wear ... like? Beauty comes from the inside. Not always from the outside. Exactly why social media has a very big cause on this because it’s mostly their where they show us all of this information.

Ty Smith 6th

11/17/2017 10:11:14 pm

I agree that social media makes women feel different about themselves. For example, they may not like there skin color, body size or maybe the way they dress.

B.Moreno 6th

11/17/2017 10:33:28 pm

Yes i believe that is true. Social media probably makes woman want to change them self’s. Or change how they look, or act different. For sure that is not ok and will never be. We should act upon ourselves. Not act upon what we see on the internet. This is why social media is a big cause to this because without social media or this generation people wouldn’t try to act like something they are not.

Wisdom Sapari 2nd

11/17/2017 10:26:54 pm

Social Media should take full responsibility for degrading society’s image. The media post people who are outstandingly beautiful, & are not in competition with society’s normal average day people, & because of this people turn to hate them selves, and work there bodies into something they were never. Commercials release videos like, they will show someone who is fit, & a weight plan to get like that. The media is just very judgmental. The media is very cruel, heartbreaking, & nonchalant.

B. Moreno 6th

11/17/2017 10:30:04 pm

I believe that social media has a big impact on beauty. It shows us so much on how to look, dress, act, etc . You don’t have to look anyway. No one does, but when we see stuff like social media of beauty. Hey this just show us a beautiful slim girl ... let’s think about this. When was the last time you saw a big or fat girl on in the internet or social media shown for her beauty? or even a special ed girl or boy... or even their appearance? That is edactly society’s point to me that is shows us to be a certain way or the beauty is a certain way. And that is not true. Beauty comes from the heart , from your personality. Not just some looks and this needs to stop now with society treating certain people like this.

J.Bonilla - 4th

11/17/2017 11:35:01 pm

Not only skinny models are portrayed on the internet. For example Ashley Graham took nude pictures in a photo shoot to display her imperfections. She is a nationwide icon that is inspiring others to embrace how they look.

S.Moncivais

11/17/2017 10:35:14 pm

Media has a lot to do with what the "meaning" of beauty is. As people we always see what is shared on the social media portraying what is believe to be beauty. For example when we see a model with a nice body we say wow, because those are the type of bodies that we see as beautiful. But if you see a person who is bigger you downgrade what is beauty, because you don't think a person who is plus size can be as beautiful as the skinny one. Now days the word beauty is being explore in many ways, people is understanding that size, color, religion or anything can be consider as beauty. Beauty is now just what is outside, but also what is inside like your personality

B.Criss 4/5

11/17/2017 10:39:09 pm

Social media is solely responsible for the defueling the views of beauty. One because of trends and models. Plus size models are now being accepted more now than ever. Self Love is being promoted and the media can take the praise for that. Social Media really has no barrier and it is kind of its job to keep us updated and to see other perspectives.

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/17/2017 10:45:51 pm

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it, the beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides, beauty is when you can appreciate yourself, that is when you love yourself, and that’s when you’re most beautiful”, quotes by Confucius, Audrey Hepburn, and Zoe Kravitz. With this being said, the media should be held half responsible, for society's image of beauty. With all honesty, you can follow the norm of beauty, or be distinct, and choose not to follow the norm of beauty. And again, the choice is up to you, if you let the media’s perception of beauty influence you. In conclusion, this is why I stated that, the media should be held half responsible, for society’s image of beauty, because you have the choice to follow it, or not.

R. Garcia 1st

11/17/2017 10:47:48 pm

In our society, the media plays a major role in our everyday lives.
So much that often the media is made responsible for creating and establishing ideals of beauty. However, the media alone is not responsible for this. These ideals begin with the opinion of a single person, and with the support and acceptance of other people, the opinion later turns into an ideal. We as a society are the ones fueling these ideals. With that, the responsibility of defueling society’s image of beauty, in my opinion, is a responsibility equally shared between the media and the people.

B. Haynes 1st

11/17/2017 11:07:32 pm

Unfortunately, the media plays a huge role in society’s image of beauty. Beauty standards that are held today are fueled by society—for instance, the fact that many people believe that being skinny makes one more desirable or automatically healthy, when that isn’t the truth. The way people view themselves is highly influenced by what society shows and tells, and many times people get caught in the loop of feeling as if they aren’t good enough. Today, we have more diversity when it comes to models and beauty, but it doesn’t change the mindset we have been given. Beauty is something that society has made a standard, and that is a huge responsibility we have to take in defueling this ideal, and this is because although the media does influence, people enforce.

Brianna B.-6th

11/17/2017 11:19:43 pm

They way your body is shape don't mean nothing. Everybody is pretty in the own way.

J.Bonilla - 4th

11/17/2017 11:36:05 pm

A vast majority of people have one kind of another social media network. These networks have a big responsibility of portraying “beauty”. Many find their resources in these type of platforms. Girls want to be skinny, which may drive them to anorexia because they want to look like the model in the magazine. Now bigger models, or different people are appearing on big screens. This allows the viewer to start accepting the way they look and embracing themselves because “if one person did it, so can I”. Fashion is an aspect that is portrayed a lot throughout magazines, people base their outfits on the latest trends because they want to be cut up with the industry and they want to feel accepted into the society’s standards.

J.Bonilla - 4th

11/17/2017 11:36:53 pm

Caught up ****

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