We all like to think of ourselves as single individuals. Individuals who are free to do what they want and act as they want because they're unique. Well, the sad truth is that we're all in denial!
Nowadays, celebrities are what we all look up to. We read magazines and watch shows that depict their lavish lifestyles and we try to mimic them as best as possible. We model our style behavior and even way of thinking after them. You don't realize it but suddenly you're onto the next fashion trend: scarves. Why? Because it was part of Cosmopolitans upcoming fashion trends and Hilary Duff was spotted wearing one. Duh! Suddenly everyone around you has a scarf of a different color and shade. Lol. You see, the media has become such a normal thing in our lives that we don't even see it's influences in our everyday lives.
Lets take a look at politics, most of us teenagers don't even know what the heck is going on in the world of politics. We don't know the deeper issues or even the reasons behind each candidates stance, but what we do know is that if Paris Hilton is a Democrat, then so are we! Lol. A lot of the times, we see celebrities on TV talking about politics, and we latch on to their views and make them ours. Though that's not a bad thing it just goes to show how quickly we're influenced by what we see on TV.
Regardless of the influence it has on our style, it has an even bigger influence on the way we think. For example, in English class we recently saw the movie "Fidel." All of my life I've been taught to think of Fidel as a horrible man who did inexplicable damage to his people. Yet I'm frightened to say that after watching what I saw of the movie, if i didn't know better I would've thought he was a good man who was simply misunderstood. The images and the way he was portrayed in the movie helped shape those thoughts.
That definitely serves as prime example of the media's extensive hold over us. But if we can't trust the media then who can we trust?
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