In addition, it leads to the second point of the criticism, insight of the culture. Driessens states that media has its own culture and that celebrities are part of the culture because society looks up to them and follow what they do (112). However, in the song Beyoncé is contradicting the media’s culture. Beyoncé states in her song, “ It’s the soul that needs the surgery” and she also says, “perfection is the disease of a nation.” As you can see, Beyoncé is telling her followers that the media has been destroying this nation because of its definition of pretty. Many people are suffering of this disease. Beyoncé is also stating that instead of getting plastic surgery the soul should be the one getting fixed, not the body or the face. In this
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For instance, Beyoncé is representing hegemony because she is the leader who contains power. She is telling society not to follow the media’s culture and to not believe what magazines write because there are going to be negative consequences. She is also stating that pretty comes from the inside, our soul, not the outside. On the other hand, the media and magazines are representing subjugation because the media and magazines are telling society lies about how to be pretty and if society does not follow they are not going to be considered …show more content…
The last words in her song are “are you happy with yourself, yes.” By reading those words I do agree with her because no doctor or therapeutic can take the pain we feel inside. Yes, there might be a pill, but after a while the medication will wear off so it better to accept are ourselves.
As a matter of fact, the song is revealing who has the power to speak, the goals, values, resources, and activities. By identifying this I was able to prove that Beyoncé’s song and music video does have an impact on society and it explains the structure on how and why society believes the media and magazines. It also reveals that many people are not happy with themselves because they are constantly competing with the media.
For instance, Beyoncé is representing hegemony because she is the leader who contains power. She is telling society not to follow the media’s culture and to not believe what magazines write because there are going to be negative consequences. She is also stating that pretty comes from the inside, our soul, not the outside. On the other hand, the media and magazines are representing subjugation because the media and magazines are telling society lies about how to be pretty and if society does not follow they are not going to be considered …show more content…
The last words in her song are “are you happy with yourself, yes.” By reading those words I do agree with her because no doctor or therapeutic can take the pain we feel inside. Yes, there might be a pill, but after a while the medication will wear off so it better to accept are ourselves.
As a matter of fact, the song is revealing who has the power to speak, the goals, values, resources, and activities. By identifying this I was able to prove that Beyoncé’s song and music video does have an impact on society and it explains the structure on how and why society believes the media and magazines. It also reveals that many people are not happy with themselves because they are constantly competing with the media.