"Girls need to learn that their identity is tied to more than their physical beauty and shape."
REFLECTION:
This quote really caught my attention because yes, girls need to realize that. However, as a society, that is not what we are teaching them. That is why media literacy is so important. Girls to need be taught they cannot be expected to live up to the airbrushing, soft-focus cameras, editing and filtered pictures that magazines offer. It is unrealistic. These images wreak havoc on the self-image and esteem of girls. The article points out that "Strategies for critical analysis of media messages have been created that target teens; however, results so far indicate that teens are better-educated, but still fall victim to eating disorder behaviors and low self-esteem in terms of body image." I suppose the real solution would be to create more realistic images of women and their bodies.
With that in mind, I was reminded of the Dove Evolution commercial:
It shows what really goes into making the images of those "beautiful" women you seen in magazines and on billboards.
I love this video! I wish I had seen it when I was in high school...even college for that matter!
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