Many different things form the American pop culture. TV commercials, movies, magazine advertisements and music all play a role in forming this pop culture. In “Is sex all that matters?” by Garity, the author points out that all these factors help our society create irresponsible sexuality. Irresponsible sex and sexuality are the last things the young adults of my generation need, considering the fact that we sexuality rebel as it is we really do not need any help.
In my opinion the biggest culprit in all of this are magazine ads. The pictures used in these ads depict the “perfect” people. The flawless female with the flawless body, skin, hair and smile. Of course to be fair she is accompanied the perfect male as well. He has to be shirtless or at least have muscles exploding of his shirt. The carefree attitudes that these pictures depict send mixed messages to all children including teenagers.
These ads pose a problem for the people that see them, a majority feel that they have to emulate these scenes of perfection. This could be a problem to difficult to overcome. It is impossible for the everyday person to be perfect, each and every one of us has our own specific flaws. To try to emulate every CK1 or Guess ad is to try to do the impossible. The people in the ads are not perfect. Just like you and me they have flaws.
The difference in gender might also have adverse effects on the way you feel about the ads that you see. Men react differently then women. Men take these ads for what they are, a computer enhanced, airbrushed piece of propaganda. We let these ads role off our back and live our lives without the cares of trying to be perfect. This carefree attitude may be our best asset. Women on the other hand seem to take the ads more seriously. They try to live up to the ad and transform themselves into what they think society, as a whole wants them to be. Although men can be blamed for a small part of this attitude by women it seems more likely that women come down harder on themselves then men come down on them. It would probably be the best thing for them to realize that what they are seeing in these ads are far from reality. The chances of a female being perfect with out any “help” are beyond slim to none.
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Magazine ads depict perfect people in a perfect world. This in and of it self is just impossible. Granted it would be great if this were reality but its not. I think that our society puts way to much pressure on teenagers to try to emulate what they see, but we also have to be smart enough to realize the all we are really seeing is propaganda and to take it for what it is worth, nothing.
