Self Image: Activity 2

Activity 2: Blog Entry

Find images in the media, which have been used to represent attractive and unattractive aspects of the human face. Examine and record carefully the photographic techniques used to accentuate both these qualities, drawing up a list that relates to the images you have found.

List the physical characteristics that we have come to admire in both the male and female face and write 100 words in response to the following questions:

Men: Prominent eyebrows, straight teeth, nice skin, "scruff"
Women: Thin eyebrows, full lips, flawless complexion, small nose, defined cheekbones, pretty smile

1. Do you believe that media images or public opinion are responsible for the characteristics of beauty becoming universal stereotypes?
Yes, i think a lot of people are influenced by the media in a sense that they aspire to be like celebrities. Celebrities are supposed to be "role models" and set examples/trends for other people, and that is exactly what they do.
2. Do you believe people admiring media images of glamorous models can do any harm?
I think it can be harmful to some people when it is taken to an extreme. When an absurd amount of plastic surgery or weight loss surgeries come into play to become like a model or celebrity they admire, i think that is when it becomes dangerous.