Try: Negative Impact Of Society

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The video for the song Try discusses the negative impact of society. Throughout the song the lyrics say “Do they like you?” and to “get your nails done.” Society is constantly painting a picture of what people should look like, with things like social media and beauty products showing flawless looking men and women. The video shows women with lots of makeup and have their hair done, in hopes to impress others. Throughout the video it shows them taking off the hair extensions and makeup. Calliat asks “when your all alone do you like you?” The impact of society has a negative impact on women that they can’t be happy with themselves unless everyone else is.

The products of this generation are different then they have been in the past. Social

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