Mass Media Stereotypes

Mass media has encaptivated the lives of the people living in this era. It has become a way to show the norms and expectations that you should expect to see everywhere you look. Except for the fact that it is not. Mass media actually shows people what they should probably never expect to see in any real life situation. The way that we portray people of both genders is above any level of “beauty” that anyone could ever hope to see. In twenty-first century media publications, one will now only ever see what is now being termed as “Barbies”. These are people that have had their images manipulated to have a physique that is physically impossible by the bounds of human anatomy. Both men and women are made to look more appealing in most mass media publications as to make more sales, and more money for the companies that produce them. The way that the media presents both men and women creates many stereotypes and expectations that destroy the self-esteem of American citizens, while also putting money into the pockets of the companies of Wall Street. The way that women are presented in today’s society is atrocious. Mass media is teaching American women that in order to

Why do we not try to rid our nation of these stereotypes that do so much damage to our citizens? The answer is very simple; media companies are smart, very smart. Society wants to see “beautiful” people, and media companies want to make money. If media companies realize that society wants to see attractive people, it only makes sense for them to publish attractive people. When companies give a customer what he/she wants they are more likely to continue buying that product. On top of that, if media companies are making more money through producing content with “more attractive” people, then, from a business standpoint, there would be no reason for them to stop publishing those