Michael Gabriel
Mass Communication 102
Research Activity
"Take a fashion website and put together a list of ways the fashion industry molds the way we perceive ourselves and our bodies"
It is impossible to go throughout our lives and not be effected by the fashion industry. Fashion effects how we view ourselves (especially our bodies) compared to other people. I think that women are effected by fashion magazines and website more than men are. I chose a website http://www.seventeen.com/ that showed teenagers how they should look and how they can hide their flaws.
I found somethings on this website very strange. For example they had tips on how to make a women look taller and have longer legs. This is pretty much telling a
young girl that's how the HAVE to have their bodies. "To try to balance out my big hips, I wear flared jeans. They help draw the attention down to the thinner parts of my legs." This quote was made by a 17 year old girl and it is telling other teenagers that it is not good to have wide hips and if someone does they should try and hide them.
The seventeen.com website from the home page shows young girls how they should look. They do this by having models with no blemishes, no weight problems, and no care in the world. Now looking at this website with my eyes wide open there was a link to an article "What Should I Be for Halloween." This was shocking to me because the picture had four young females wearing skimpy costumes and this magazines is supposed appeal to minors. This is teaching our youth a very, very bad lesson.
This website and many others try to tell us who we should be and especially how we should look. The most important thing about this website is that it expresses the idea that looks are the number one most important thing in our lives. No matter what someone does, these websites will always try and point out the flaws in you.
Mass Communication 102
Research Activity
"Take a fashion website and put together a list of ways the fashion industry molds the way we perceive ourselves and our bodies"
It is impossible to go throughout our lives and not be effected by the fashion industry. Fashion effects how we view ourselves (especially our bodies) compared to other people. I think that women are effected by fashion magazines and website more than men are. I chose a website http://www.seventeen.com/ that showed teenagers how they should look and how they can hide their flaws.
I found somethings on this website very strange. For example they had tips on how to make a women look taller and have longer legs. This is pretty much telling a
young girl that's how the HAVE to have their bodies. "To try to balance out my big hips, I wear flared jeans. They help draw the attention down to the thinner parts of my legs." This quote was made by a 17 year old girl and it is telling other teenagers that it is not good to have wide hips and if someone does they should try and hide them.The seventeen.com website from the home page shows young girls how they should look. They do this by having models with no blemishes, no weight problems, and no care in the world. Now looking at this website with my eyes wide open there was a link to an article "What Should I Be for Halloween." This was shocking to me because the picture had four young females wearing skimpy costumes and this magazines is supposed appeal to minors. This is teaching our youth a very, very bad lesson.
This website and many others try to tell us who we should be and especially how we should look. The most important thing about this website is that it expresses the idea that looks are the number one most important thing in our lives. No matter what someone does, these websites will always try and point out the flaws in you.
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