High School All Over Again [Third Lecture]

I had mixed feelings about class today. As nervous as I was to present a CD (which, by the way, is kind of difficult to do when you aren’t even playing any music), I was curious to see the other ways our class viewed media in their lives.

The class was chaotic and I truly do not know how we got through so many people, but it left me with some memorable presentations. There were two in particular that I thought were extremely creative. One was a human stomach, with compartments inside. One section had silly information that she excretes first, such as celebrity gossip. Another had important information that she inhales first. I loved the metaphor and it worked out nicely. Another presentation I enjoyed was the random banana taped to a black bristle board. It was so far from anything I would have thought of and it was something that stood out completely.

So why did I make a CD? Music really does dominate my life, and I feel as though there has constantly been an ongoing soundtrack accompanying the many experiences I have went through. The songs on the CD range from pop music to indie. All of the songs reflect a time in my life when I yearned to fit in or stand out. Music influenced my moods, my activities, etc. Therefore media has forever influenced the person I am.

I noticed a lot of girls did how the media presents woman and body image. Originally I was going to do something similar, but I knew it was a topic that would be well covered. That isn’t to say that I don’t care, considering I could relate to almost everything the girls had to say regarding how media makes them feel about their bodies. It reminded me of the Dove commercial that has been around for some time and I’m sure many have seen, but it still makes me stop what I’m doing to stare in awe and disgust.



I love this commercial for so many reasons. Not only does it help woman realize how fake and distorted beauty is in media, it takes us one step further in understanding. A critical eye is needed when media continues to spew out untruthful information.