... wearing, what they should be listening to, how they should act, and what they should look like. Pop culture, in turn, defines what one should look like through movies, television, magazines, catalogs, billboards, fashion, and music. Wherever we look, catalogs, magazines, television, movies, and billboards, images show us the cultural standard, ... like Spice Girls, wearing a miniskirt, a tube top, and makeup. Jennifer Lopez (right), in the movie industry, and Britney Spears, in the music industry, show how pop culture depicts women, to have the "sexy" look no matter what they do, as they ...

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... course, the more provocative and revealing her on-stage wardrobe became, the less reasonable that claim seemed to be. At the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, the crowd went wild as the gorgeous blonde onstage strips off her tuxedo suit piece to reveal the nude body stocking underneath, all the ... 4 U,"" in which she sings about not being able to control herself around someone she meets at a club. Although Spears claims the song is about being a slave to music, critics have a hard time believing that. A few weeks ago, Kendel Ehrlich (Maryland's First Lady) said, "If I had an opportunity to s...

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... drugs and protesting "the man" and war. The 70's was the era of peace and love. Then came the 80's, a time when pop music blew up, monster ballads and hair metal was in. It was after this that we reached the 90's and cool took on many new faces that had never been seen ... agree is true due to the success of such shows as, "Jackass" and "The Tom Green Show". Also they described that the teen girl idolizes, "The midriff". This is the pop superstar Brittney Spears, or the girl on the cover of seventeen. These images of cool are not what teens have chosen, but rather what society has show...

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... United States for 6 weeks and eventually reaching Gold. This marked the beginning of the controversy around Madonna. Her performance at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards was controversial, where she was rolling on the floor in a wedding dress. On the Blond Ambition tour she almost got arrested for obscenity ... station. Madonna says that she hopes to "make people ask questions and open dialogues" with the video. Again in 2003, at the MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna struck again by shocking the public. Justin Timberlake and Coldplay were the big winners, yet these Smith 5 actual awards wer...

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... at the time, but she was becoming a role model whether she liked it or not. One girl Madonna did get through to was Britney Spears. (Marron, pg 38) Spear's is a pop music idol to many young girls like Madonna. Spears early in career said she wanted to be a role model. (Marron, pg, 77) Her books can be found in the children's section ... ways gave him a huge fan base? Marilyn Manson never had the image as being good, but was just as popular as Bryant and Hogan. Manson's fans enjoy his style of music and dressing. Manson has worn woman's tights in his concerts while having sex with a dog....

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