There is no doubt that the media is an integral part of today’s modern life. It is one of the most important instruments that inform society of what’s happening around the world. Media can also act as a great educator. On the other hand, it is also has a great way of influencing people into believing unrealistic ideas such as stereotyping. Our society is divided into many individual groups according to the “media.” For example, the media portrays black males either as basketball players, gangsters that deal drugs, or people that would do anything for money, including murder. Obviously, this has no truth to it whatsoever, b

Everyone’s life starts as a blank slate. However, as one goes about their life, that blank slate gets written on. This is the tabular rasa. The way it gets written on, all depends on you. However, if the tabular rasa has already been written upon, it is hard to change it. For example, in this world, the “society” that controls the media, which is the society of white American men, has created constructs of how women should act. It was written on women many years ago that their bodies must be shaped like a vase and that they must be tall and slim to be attractive. If one looks at a typical coke advertisement, the model is usually half naked and this is what the majority of men call “sexy.” The particular angle and lighting used by photographers causes her skin to look soft and smooth. She also is tall and skinny and has curves resembling a vase shape, or the shape of a coke bottle. This is another construct created by the media, saying that a woman has to make her body into a slim, curvy shape that resembles that of a vase. All of these constructs that were created were used to capture the male gaze. All these things that men want in a woman are known as beautiful. However, this “beauty” is not healthy because researchers have proven that a healthy woman should be approximately 115 pounds, but celebrities weigh approximately 90 pounds or less. When other females see that all the celebrities and models on television and on movies are like this, they will think that this must be the reality. However, as we have seen here, this is not the case.

ut this is the way the media wants us to see it. For example, Denzel Washington, an excellent black actor, has played hundreds of roles during his acting career. One of his first roles was as an attorney in the movie, Philad

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