In my photo, I focused on young children and how the media is affecting them according what is truthful and what is fiction. I took the photo as if looking down at my daughter, symbolizing the dominating effect the media has on children. I have my 4 year off to the right, symbolizing that everything in the middle is more important and the unreal reality that young girls feel. I hung a Hannah Montana poster behind and higher on the wall, and placed a guitar in the front. This is symbolizing the false reality that many children like my own; believe they don’t have to anything except be a rock star when they are older. I also placed half dressed Barbie dolls in the middle; this is because the media gives children the belief that they must be Blonde skinny and sexy. This is happening to my 4 year old already. Behind my daughter I placed a few books thrown on the floor behind her. Insisting that school work and learning is not as important as being beautiful. Behind the Barbie’s I placed some baby lotion and a pull up, symbolizing these children are still very young and should not a such a young age be subjected to the stereo typical behavior of women.
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When I look at this photograph, the first things I notice are the attitude and the geography. The book behind the young girl shows a picture of a bright path through the mountains which shows that the choice for young girls to pursue a life full of education, knowledge, and personal growth is sunny yet extremely difficult. As she turns away from this positive path, she sees the Barbie dolls and the stereotypical idea that girls are meant to be seen and not heard. If your eye continues to follow the direction of the doll centerpiece, it will come to a stairwell descending into an unknown darkness. I think that this represents the uncertain and unhappy reality that most females come to face once they get past the desire to be nothing but a beautiful rock star. The expression on the girl’s face is one of insecure defiance. She has made the decision to turn away from the bright, individual path and proceed towards becoming an unidentifiable beauty. She seems to not be confident that she should be heading in this direction toward the stairs, but she is showing true defiance about turning back through the crossing of her arms. This may be an unconscious defiance of individuality and refusal to turn away from the stereotypical gender roles, but it is present nonetheless.
I like this picture because the girl is so young and it brings a realization to viewers that media pollution begins far before we would even like to believe. This little girl is looking insecure by the look in her eyes and the positioning of her arms. It gives an uncomfortable feeling that tells me something is going on with this girl. The books far in the backround is a great example of how the important things get set aside so easily when it comes down to priorities. The barbies take over a huge part of the photo and rightfully so. This is a great photo and truly represents what is happening to our youth.
I think this represents how little girls look up to teenage girl role models.The little girl is posing just like Hannah Montana is in the picture on the wall. This also shows how the media influence little girls to be like someone they look up too. Her role model is posing with a gutiar and this influenced the little girl to want one to be just like her.
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