Women athletes have made huge strides since Title IX but there is still room for improvement. The media coverage of female athletes needs to change for all the young girls who look up to these female athletes as role models and the mass media needs to take a more active role and cover male and female sports equally. (Will Anything Change, http://femaleathletes.wordpress.com/, May 5, 2008) The text was directed mostly toward women athlete community, while speaking to any woman who has had experience with the culture of the athlete community also; targeting male and female to understand the discriminating
But the REVLON advertisement clearly conveys why their make- up collection is best. In this ad the diction used appeals to more females. The advertiser used celebrity endorsement to persuade one to purchase their product. Susan Sarandon is a well-known actress. The close up on Susan Sarandon’s face is used to show how beautiful she is because she uses REVLON.
Annie Leibovitz being one of the most famous women photographers in modern history frequently explores the concepts of her personal medium. Conveying a significant amount of technique and skill Leibovitz stuns the world with her extrodinary yet unique images.She is one of the most determined photographers for celebrity pictures and became a celebrity herself that way. Annie Leibovitz has always been interested in the arts sincea very young age. In her high school years she focused on music, then dance. When starting univeristy however she took a great interest in visual artists and considered to pursue her career as an art teacher.
The Wonderful Life of Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus is such an inspiration for young teen girls. She is still a teen Phenomenon, being nominated for three categories in the Kids Choice Awards, Favorite TV actress, Favorite Movie actress, and Favorite female singer. She is liked world wide, but what makes her so perfect? She has constant accountable mistakes that she apologizes for, but then turns around and does something worse. She is easily forgiven for anything she does wrong just like any other celebrity.
Whether she might be the main character, the lover, the wife, or even the maid. There are plenty of example where you see these Latinas expressed in eroctic ways, where they are extremely desirable and beautiful. One example is the film “Chasing Papi”. You have three beautiful looking Latina actresses who are very hypersexualized and are chasing after the same man trying to win him over. You see these women are shown with their breasts and butts and accents and they all could dance in a sexy way, and can be manipulative as well.
Beyonce Giselle Knowles or otherwise known as Beyonce is a multi-talented artist who is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, business entrepreneur, fashion label owner designer and on top of that, a mother. She is one of the most influential female artists in the pop culture due to her “Beyonce Effect” that takes over the world which saved her a spot at number two on Forbes 2010 The Celebrity List (2012 Starpulse.com). She started her music career as the lead singer of RnB girl group called “Destiny’s Child” which put her under the limelight as the powerhouse singer with her defined vocal register and power to her performance on stage. Beyonce who was born and raised in Houston, Texas was already influenced by music from a very young age
When a person achieves their ultimate goal, they are successful. However the Media portrays success in youth in a completely different light, through their use of advertisements, product placements and highlighted social conventions, the media puts forward the image of the ideal adolescent as being popular and good looking, while rejecting the more important traits of intelligence, passion and determination. Through the media, a ‘successful’ teenage girl is shown as one in possession of all the latest clothes and gadgets, is one with long, soft hair, a thin figure, tanned skin and on top of this you must be popular. This presents and unrealistic image of a typical teenage girl. Magazines such as Dolly, Cleo, Girlfriend and Cosmo all exhibit impossible ideas of ‘perfect’ in which teenagers perceive as the only acceptable image in this society.
They take female hormones, raise their voice, grow breasts and other female physical characteristics. Sina.news released a series of pictures titled “The local Thai Katoeys Outshine Other Beauties”. Those ladyboys are compared with women on the basis of beauty. What’s more, they dress like normal women, too. Sarawee Nattee, has won the title of 'most beautiful' at the final of Miss Tiffany Universe 2009, a ladyboy beauty contest, held in Pattaya, Thailand.
This really got people listening and earned her 8 Grammy nomination and 2 wins. This first album is automatically got people attention and many were listening to her, many of my friends and I included. Once you got a taste of what she was about everyone wanted more. Once Lady and Gaga made a name for herself, she never stopped producing more and more for people to love her for. She followed this album with “The Fame Monster” and “Born this Way” both hitting the charts at high levels.
Youth Culture is summed up by the beliefs, behavior, styles, and interests of adolescents. Youth culture also has a huge impact on today’s society, and affects many teen girls today. Sociologists have discovered a uniquely American disease that they call “affluenza.” This term refers to the stress and related disorders that develop from Americans need to constantly spend money on materials and possessions to better self-improvement. To be considered ‘pretty’ you have to be a tall white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. “I am on this stage because I am a pretty, white woman, and in my industry we call that a sexy girl,” says Cameron Russel on her Ted Talk.