Image Source http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/main/images/kidrobot.jpgToday I was surfing the net and found a very interesting question. Do you think the fashion industry/pop culture has a negative impact on young girl's body images? That's a little specific but a more broader one would be, do you think the fashion industry/pop culture has a negative impact on youths?
Well, after reading an answer that was given through this link http://www.akatoo.com/question.html?question_id=1280523, I was totally lured in to it. I not only agreed entirely, but asked myself the same question. "Absolutely.The outrageously unrealistic expectations set up by pop culture and the entertainment industry not only fuel young girls' insecurities and harmful behaviors, but they also give young boys (and grown men, unfortunately) unrealistic expectations about what women should look like, act like, talk like, etc." What they wrote here is so true because that is what we see in our society today. Fashion and pop culture definitely brings negative effects on the economy in ways such as this one. The person who answered the question also backs it up with a news article back in 1999. It is a unfortunate fact that these factors can cause results such as anorexia, depressed feelings -leading to suicide, eating disorders and even death! I can say for a fact that many youths had probably never even thought of this and victims probably won't even know that they were in certain ways, affected as well. However, I also have a different perspective on this topic as well. The amount and intensity of the effect of fashion/industry and pop culture can be controlled and to a level that you prefer or desire. Everything is laid upon your hands because the mind is always your own no matter what. No one can force you to take in the impact that certain things or factors give. Like myself for an example, the fashion culture especially sneakers are very strong on me. It has like this magnetic pull that keeps luring me to be the beast consumer that I am with the small amount of income that I recieve. I certainly buy a lot of sneakers and clothing, but I keep it to a certain level so that I can save money, have money to spend and not have a bunch of old clothing just sitting there. I only learned to control my beast within these past 1-2 years. Therefore I do have old clothing lying around that I once liked and bought, but no longer do. This is the part when you feel stupid and ask yourself "why did I buy this ugly shirt or pants?" or maybe "what was I thinking?" Sigh...this is how life is but always remember that impact is only a word and a factor that can't even control you because you have your mind. Mind can always overcome all effects including your body. Although fashion/industry and pop culture brings upon a negative affect on youths, it also has positive affects as well. That's if you let it, I mean these are todays advancements and we need them because we are adapted to it. Without it, I think it would be worse. Even though, shopping would be less (which would actually slow down the moving economy) and negative affects of those factors wouldn't even exist, life would be more terrifying without it. Results such as boredom which can lead to suicide, dull fashion, etc.
Well, after reading an answer that was given through this link http://www.akatoo.com/question.html?question_id=1280523, I was totally lured in to it. I not only agreed entirely, but asked myself the same question. "Absolutely.The outrageously unrealistic expectations set up by pop culture and the entertainment industry not only fuel young girls' insecurities and harmful behaviors, but they also give young boys (and grown men, unfortunately) unrealistic expectations about what women should look like, act like, talk like, etc." What they wrote here is so true because that is what we see in our society today. Fashion and pop culture definitely brings negative effects on the economy in ways such as this one. The person who answered the question also backs it up with a news article back in 1999. It is a unfortunate fact that these factors can cause results such as anorexia, depressed feelings -leading to suicide, eating disorders and even death! I can say for a fact that many youths had probably never even thought of this and victims probably won't even know that they were in certain ways, affected as well. However, I also have a different perspective on this topic as well. The amount and intensity of the effect of fashion/industry and pop culture can be controlled and to a level that you prefer or desire. Everything is laid upon your hands because the mind is always your own no matter what. No one can force you to take in the impact that certain things or factors give. Like myself for an example, the fashion culture especially sneakers are very strong on me. It has like this magnetic pull that keeps luring me to be the beast consumer that I am with the small amount of income that I recieve. I certainly buy a lot of sneakers and clothing, but I keep it to a certain level so that I can save money, have money to spend and not have a bunch of old clothing just sitting there. I only learned to control my beast within these past 1-2 years. Therefore I do have old clothing lying around that I once liked and bought, but no longer do. This is the part when you feel stupid and ask yourself "why did I buy this ugly shirt or pants?" or maybe "what was I thinking?" Sigh...this is how life is but always remember that impact is only a word and a factor that can't even control you because you have your mind. Mind can always overcome all effects including your body. Although fashion/industry and pop culture brings upon a negative affect on youths, it also has positive affects as well. That's if you let it, I mean these are todays advancements and we need them because we are adapted to it. Without it, I think it would be worse. Even though, shopping would be less (which would actually slow down the moving economy) and negative affects of those factors wouldn't even exist, life would be more terrifying without it. Results such as boredom which can lead to suicide, dull fashion, etc.
Negative impacts of television. Image source:http://shahriar08.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/375432047_da5a921c2d.jpg
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