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Media Influences on Our
Body Shapes and Sizes:
How to Make Yourself Immune
to the Effects
Women, and men, all over
the planet are affected by mass media advertisements, print ads, television
productions and major motion pictures alike. We are exposed to a continuous
barrage of images and ideas that many times cause us to feel negatively
about ourselves. It's easy to forget that behind every TV show and
commercial, there are make-up artists, wardrobe designers, lighting
technicians, computer graphics specialists and more at work. Millions of
people, especially our youngsters, forget about all of these enhancements –
and about the fact that not everyone was born to be a model. They begin to
perceive themselves as substandard over time, and they need to be reminded
that each person is beautiful in his or her own ways.
How to stop being negatively affected by mass media vehicles:
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Reinforce the fact that the
media's version of physical beauty and acceptability are narrow and very
limited. Be mindful of the fact that the messages that we are bombarded with
are not generated with our best interests in mind – at least not most of the
time.
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Become a critical viewer.
Do not allow the messages that are sent to you to affect you. Teach yourself
to analyze what you are watching just a little closer. Escapism is alright
once in a while. But keep it real with yourself and recognize the difference
between reality and fiction.
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Get creative with your
thoughts and realize that all media events are simply constructions. They
are meticulously designed to send very specific messages to the masses. Do
not allow yourself to be grouped that way. Instead, begin to see past the
screen and discern what is really being thrown at you.
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Remember that television
shows and movies are filled with advertisements. Remember that all
advertisements are created with a singular purpose: to sell you something.
You are seeing only what a given advertiser has intended for you to see –
unless you train your mind to “see” beyond the obvious.
More techniques to stop yourself from being a victim of media-based
self-imagery:
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Decide for yourself, as an
individual that is completely capable of determining what is in your best
interest, how you will, or will not, be affected by what you witness on
television, or the radio, or in magazines, etc. Then, when a given
advertisement is found to be in conflict with what you have dictated, simply
ignore that message. It is not what is best for you.
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Feel free to express
yourself. Write to advertisers and inform them that you are boycotting their
product or service because of the way that they try to force feed you with
it. Go online and visit their website. Leave a comment if able. Make a post
in your blog. Help to increase public awareness about offensive and
inconsiderate advertisements.
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Make a habit of talking
back to negative advertisers and telling them what you think. Take it
lightly and joke about it. It can only affect you in a negative manner if
you allow it to.
Mindfulness about the media events that we are exposed to means everything.
When you make yourself aware of the fictitious nature of the
advertisements
that you are exposed to, you empower yourself to never again be adversely
affected by them. Just like that, they lose their power. What once may have
caused you to doubt yourself has now became a positive element of your
person that is easily able to rise above advertising falsities.
Remember all of the beauty that you present to the world, especially to
those close to you. Media influences have no power over you – unless you
allow them to.
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