v Think about one of the following: Movies,
TV Shows, and Young Adult Fiction. Think
about how people your age are portrayed.
What are “normal” teens supposed to look like? What race are they (generally)? Where do they live? How much money do they have? What is their family like? Write about what you think about the images portrayed
in Movies, TV, or YA. Do you think these
are accurate portrayals of the way young people live in our world? Do they perpetuate stereotypes or break them?
If you look at the
majority of movies today that are supposed to portray teens, most of them are
way off the mark. The majority of teens
are white, rich, “beautiful”, skinny, and live in fabulous homes, and if old
enough, drive fabulous cars. These are
very inaccurate portrayals of teenagers.
Most real teens don’t have perfect hair, flawless complexion, and white
teeth. Adolescence is a difficult stage
of life, so most have some acne, or “unattractive” body shapes. Occasionally, in a movie you will see an
overweight person, or someone with pimples, but they always play the
weirdo’s. When kids see these “perfect”
people, they think that they have to be “perfect” too. They try to change themselves so that they
will be seen as more pretty. They become
hard on themselves, and convince themselves that they are ugly. Society should show teens how they really
are. Not everyone is perfect, and if you
aren’t, there is nothing to be ashamed of.
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