I have a cousin who thinks the same way you do, due to popular culture. She has a nice shape and is very pretty, but because she is not as small as what popular culture views as "pretty" she has become very self conscious of herself. In middle school she developed an eating disorder and it had an effect on everyone in the family. She has gotten a lot better, and I'm happy to hear you are too! Popular culture has the power to cause some devastating affects on teens, and this class has changed my view on it a lot.
This is in repsonse to Megan Baratti
http://meganwomensstudies.blogspot.com/2012/04/pop-culture.html?showComment=1335198677042#c4808755406246762256
Her character sounds very inspiring in the ways in which you describe. It is true though, that many tv shows do not show many hard working women as happy. In the new move "Think Like a Man" Tariji P. Henson plays a very successful women who has troubles finding a guy because of how cold she was. She was even once described as "her own man." It is very ironic.
From this class I have learned so much about what goes on in the world from the workforce to my own body. I never realized how much thought is put into many people's actions and how those actions affect my life as well. The popular culture section is something that has influenced me more than any other section. It is so crazy to me how women are viewed, and what advertisers think is "sexy" and what they think "could sell." I will never look at a movie or commercial the same again. There are so many hidden agendas behind advertisments that is can almost be seen as sickening. The comments from my classmates have also helped shaped my views. After the class where personal questions were asked and each classmate had to stand up depending on the answer changed my views as well. It shows that even though the same thing happens to most people, how many different options there are to deal with what happened. I have already begun using the knowledge I have learned outside the classroom. With my major being Public Relations, and me being a women and having a baby tracker, it shows me how difficult it is going to be to get where I want in my future. This class has lit a fire under my butt and I'm working even harder now.
This is in repsonse to Megan Baratti
Her character sounds very inspiring in the ways in which you describe. It is true though, that many tv shows do not show many hard working women as happy. In the new move "Think Like a Man" Tariji P. Henson plays a very successful women who has troubles finding a guy because of how cold she was. She was even once described as "her own man." It is very ironic.
From this class I have learned so much about what goes on in the world from the workforce to my own body. I never realized how much thought is put into many people's actions and how those actions affect my life as well. The popular culture section is something that has influenced me more than any other section. It is so crazy to me how women are viewed, and what advertisers think is "sexy" and what they think "could sell." I will never look at a movie or commercial the same again. There are so many hidden agendas behind advertisments that is can almost be seen as sickening. The comments from my classmates have also helped shaped my views. After the class where personal questions were asked and each classmate had to stand up depending on the answer changed my views as well. It shows that even though the same thing happens to most people, how many different options there are to deal with what happened. I have already begun using the knowledge I have learned outside the classroom. With my major being Public Relations, and me being a women and having a baby tracker, it shows me how difficult it is going to be to get where I want in my future. This class has lit a fire under my butt and I'm working even harder now.