How Far Could It Be Argued That We Live
How Far Could It Be Argued That We Live In An Unfair Society?
I believe that the issues of benefit scroungers and inappropriate magazine articles, along with other factors, are to blame for making this society unfair. However, I feel strongly about the subject of magazine articles giving the wrong message to teenagers, both male and female. Teenagers are at a vulnerable age yet writers think they are able to give the ‘advice’ along with practically brainwashing them with images of people who are not a healthy size. 44% of teenage magazine articles are about dating or sex and 37% cover issues related to appearance, however only 12% of articles discuss topics linked to school. This proves that the media is biased to covering articles most likely to affect a teenagers mind. The media has a huge impact on a teenage mind and yet they still continue to send these wrong messages to them which could lead onto many other problems, mainly psychological. The articles published may cause girls or boys to become medically and mentally sick. Article writers give out the message- this is the way to be/become perfect and impress boys or girls. I strongly believe that this is not the right message to put out to teenagers. It puts it in their minds that they have to be a certain way for a person to like you. For a girl, the stereotype would be- wearing revealing clothes, big breasts, small waist, collarbones and a thigh gap. For boys it would be- big, muscular, abs and the ‘nice’ hair. For both genders this leaves a huge mental mark. A self-confident male or female would pass over this with disgust and be perfectly fine with their looks. Whereas, a less confident male or female would study the figure and imitate them by dressing like the model or eating less to have the model’s body,
Our society has many people who use the benefits system. However, some people misuse and take advantage of the system. I feel strongly against the users who are on benefits because of not being
I believe that the issues of benefit scroungers and inappropriate magazine articles, along with other factors, are to blame for making this society unfair. However, I feel strongly about the subject of magazine articles giving the wrong message to teenagers, both male and female. Teenagers are at a vulnerable age yet writers think they are able to give the ‘advice’ along with practically brainwashing them with images of people who are not a healthy size. 44% of teenage magazine articles are about dating or sex and 37% cover issues related to appearance, however only 12% of articles discuss topics linked to school. This proves that the media is biased to covering articles most likely to affect a teenagers mind. The media has a huge impact on a teenage mind and yet they still continue to send these wrong messages to them which could lead onto many other problems, mainly psychological. The articles published may cause girls or boys to become medically and mentally sick. Article writers give out the message- this is the way to be/become perfect and impress boys or girls. I strongly believe that this is not the right message to put out to teenagers. It puts it in their minds that they have to be a certain way for a person to like you. For a girl, the stereotype would be- wearing revealing clothes, big breasts, small waist, collarbones and a thigh gap. For boys it would be- big, muscular, abs and the ‘nice’ hair. For both genders this leaves a huge mental mark. A self-confident male or female would pass over this with disgust and be perfectly fine with their looks. Whereas, a less confident male or female would study the figure and imitate them by dressing like the model or eating less to have the model’s body,
Our society has many people who use the benefits system. However, some people misuse and take advantage of the system. I feel strongly against the users who are on benefits because of not being