Half the responses I received were questions and many of them were complex. One of the inquires that I decided to scrutinize further was “How can the media help people to find confidence and have When I was researching, a song I was listening to had very interesting lyrics that were relevant to my topic. Eventually, I decided to search for the music video that accompanied it. The video in combination with the lyrics of the song, brilliantly portrayed the negative effects of media on self-esteem. In the video, a young girl watches beauty advertisements and tries to make herself resemble the people she watches. “And a hundred thousand dollars for some compliments” (Martinez 2015) However, the program on the television changes and it displays the negative side of trying to change your own appearance. Then, the girl embraces her natural looks. If there were more music videos and popular artists portraying this message, the media could counteract the negative effects of advertisements and boost the confidence of young
Half the responses I received were questions and many of them were complex. One of the inquires that I decided to scrutinize further was “How can the media help people to find confidence and have When I was researching, a song I was listening to had very interesting lyrics that were relevant to my topic. Eventually, I decided to search for the music video that accompanied it. The video in combination with the lyrics of the song, brilliantly portrayed the negative effects of media on self-esteem. In the video, a young girl watches beauty advertisements and tries to make herself resemble the people she watches. “And a hundred thousand dollars for some compliments” (Martinez 2015) However, the program on the television changes and it displays the negative side of trying to change your own appearance. Then, the girl embraces her natural looks. If there were more music videos and popular artists portraying this message, the media could counteract the negative effects of advertisements and boost the confidence of young