Lights, Camera, Action

I believe that the media is a very powerful thing in our society. I believe that everyone in one way or another, if exposed to the media, become affected by it. The media tells us various things, what is in, what is not in, who's hot, who's not, etc. The media affects me in a way that it makes me aware of things. It makes me aware of the way that people really are. I'm not going to lie because I love the gossip and the new trends. I know it sounds bad but its entertaining. Im not sure if the media is what makes us who we are. The media is what also gives us our perception of other people who are always depicted on the media. We see people on tv or hear about them and we make assumptions about them and what kind of people they are based on what we see or hear. You can never fully know a person through an outside perspective through just rumors. 

Sex is something that is all over the media. Sex sells. It is in hidden messages exposed to us even at a young age. I remember sitting down with my sister watching disney movies and when we were older, we figured out all of the sexual hidden messages. I always wondered how disney could pull this off. I also think sex should be discussed in the classroom. Kids talk about it all the time anyway. At a young age kids usually turn curious and they want answers to question, so they talk about it with each other. 

Music, like the media, influences us a lot. I think it represents our mood and the way we handle our everyday activities. I usually listen to angry rock music if i get really pissed off and it may even feed my anger on a little. If I'm happy I can usually listen to anything. If I'm feeling emotional or maybe a little mellow I'm usually more careful to what I listen too and I tend to listen to music with strong beautiful lyrics. I think our society is influenced by music that degrades people. This music constantly makes people inferior by calling them names that degrade them. I always thought it wouldn't affect me because I just liked the beat but little b little I started noticing that the words really were vulgar in some songs and it started making me disgusted with the use of words. It really did affect me at one point when i heard a specific song and every time I heard it I had to turn it off because it literally just grossed me out. So I figure if I have to turn it off because it affects me, why wouldn't it affect anyone else?