Do you believe that media images or public opinion are responsible for the characteristics of beauty becoming universal stereotypes?
The characteristics of what beauty is has evolved over time. Media such as advertisements, magazines, movies, and television shows influence the characteristics of beauty. Beauty is sometimes stereotypical amongst celebrities, but in everyday, many people have become aware of the negative influences of what the media depicts as beautiful. Media images are responsible for the characteristics of beauty becoming universal stereotypes; however, opinions also play a major role because beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Do you believe people admiring media images of glamorous models can do any harm?
I personally believe that excessively admiring media images of models can do harm. Girls who aren't comfortable with their bodies look at magazines and wonder why they don't look like that. However, girls and boys compare themselves to people they see in real life. It is a humanistic trait and takes years to learn to control. Media enhances the speed in which young teens become aware of their body and that becomes harmful.
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