How People View Themselves

The videos we saw in class were very inspiring. One of the videos clip we saw was called, "Doll Face," and it really opened my eyes when the robot tried to be someone else. She tried to look similar or way better then the lady on the television. In my opinion the media is influencing young teenagers into being someone they’re not and showing themselves to reality as some other teenagers. For example, if a teenager thinks she is not pretty enough she would use makeup to make herself look pretty. They will look up to any celebrity in the media to look like one. Guys look up to the media by dressing similar to the images in the media. These topics should be explained in both middle school and high school because someone should tell them how it changes teenagers just by the media. It doesn't just affect young women but also guys. It will be difficult to explain it to teenage girls because we look up to famous celebrities. But also because they wouldn't understand when they can't get to a level of being more pretty they will also break down like the robot and it will be a big disappointment.

   The video we saw on "Beauty Sketches,"  was about how women see themselves. The video was about how this artistic man drew women by how the women described themselves. The same man will also ask someone else to look at her and describe her to compare both drawings. The drawing the other person described her came out more beautiful than how she described herself.Every woman who viewed themselves as unpretty, other people contradicted them as beautiful woman.  It will be the same with men because if men don’t think they’re good enough they will change their physical appearance. For example, if a woman tells him that he isn't attractive, the man will do anything to get to the women's expectation. They will go get their hair cut, buy new clothes, shoes, perfumes, etc. The video applies to both men and women. Every person sees themselves a different way from what other people see them as. It's not good that you tell yourself that you're not good enough. It shows how you have no confidence in yourself and it's why you try to be someone you're not. The video is a good video to show other people who do not believe in themselves and feel that they’re not pretty enough to satisfy other people. This is why both men and women try and change so they can see them as pretty women and men. But in reality different people see you as a way prettier person than you see yourself as.

  The media has affected me by looking up to famous celebrities. In the media every week there are new kinds of makeup that show up to make yourself look more beautiful. Back in the days i only used to wear mascara and foundation but now I wear foundations, powder, blush, etc., just to make myself look prettier like the actresses in the television. I try to change myself so other people could see me more pretty than before and look different from every year. It's not only make-up the media talks about, but also hair styles, clothes, shoes, and even personality. If you're a person who watches telenovelas like I do, you start acting like the pretty teenagers just to get to their level. Now when I have no make-up I feel like I need to put some on because I look different. The media influences everyone not just me. I've been knowing the media affects everyone on everything like face, personality, body, etc. People change their body so people can see them as beautiful. Everyone is beautiful in their own way, you just have to be confident with who you are and smile. There is this poem that says,” Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face. It’s about having a pretty mind, pretty heart, and a pretty soul.”