Consuming Gender

The media has a large effent on gender roles across the world. Both men and women have certain expectations and standards they are expected to live up to -- many of which are unrealistic. Those that don't fit within the boundaries the media has boxed us into, are in many cases, socially disconnected because of the disapproval from others around them. Most people blame the media for this problem of social alientation, but the reality is, the media would be nothing without the support from its people. Stick skinny girls wouldn't be considered ideal if the people didn't support models. The media, of course, has helped bring up the hype and something needs to be done. Women have transformed into sex icons while men have transformed into buff body builders. The ideal girl has turned into a (insert actress here) and every other girl is expected to look like her. The focus no longer is on personality, it is more so the similarity between the tv and the person.