At this point in our life, we’ve all been affected by the media. They have slowly, but surely brain washed us. Images and videos have distorted our thoughts of true beauty.

beauty – the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations

As children, we followed mommy and daddy’s rules. They raised us to be good, moral people. Judging others was wrong and was reprimanded with a time out. TV showed episodes of Elmo and Mr. Roger teaching us how to count and be nice to others. Cartoons were innocent and were silly like Tom and Jerry. It’s hard to find a true kid friendly show on TV today. Sesame Street has been thrown out of the window while Laguna Beach and Hannah Montana have taken over the nation. They lack substance and have no message to its viewers. Little kids watch these shows and eventually believe that having a boy in their life will make life a fairytale. Flip through the channels that are supposed to be kid friendly. Every show is filled with “hunky dudes” and “hot girls.” Not a single average weight person to be found.

No one can escape the propaganda of what beauty is. Look at the stores in the mall. Stores like Hollister and Abercrombie intentionally hire the good looking bunch to work for them. In order to save lawsuits that they are prejudice against someone’s weight, they’ll occasionally hire someone “average,” but they’re only there for inventory or a job that doesn’t show their face to the public. But this little stunt gets people in the door…

Boys are supposed to be a man’s man.

Nice tan. Ripped.

Macho. Lean.

Perfect white teeth. Tall.

For girls, eating is a no no. The media has transformed beauty into a skeleton with couture clothing.

Oh yeah, that’s hot.

Are we ironic or what?

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FACTS

The link above shows the statistics on how media has affected us.

The link below shows the visual aspects of it.

Photoshop Bonanza

At the end of they day, propaganda for staying youthful and beautiful will surround us forever, but it’s up to our personal beliefs to which ads we follow.

On on added note, I just remembered the word diet. Diet is the foods eaten by a particular person. The term diet doesn’t have anything to do with weight loss, but that’s the initial thought that pops in our mind once “diet” is said. Because the average person wants to lose a few pounds or gain it to be “beautiful,” thousands of adds for a better “diet” are thrown in our face to become our desired weight.

When do we learn to draw the line between appropriate weight and taken too far?

With celebrities promoting awful habits, how are kids supposed to know the difference between wrong and right? In a kid’s mind, if so and so can do it, why can they?

Parents can only do so much, but it’s the individual’s decision at the end of the day to believe what true beauty is.

/End of rant.