Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Scrapbook Self-Evaluation #5
My behavior towards fashion has not changed directions too much. I believe that the media does have an inlfuence on people's lives, but mainly through fashion shows and models. I still firmly believe that society needs to be more aware of how they "destroying" their lives. I hope that in the future, if given the chance, i can help people achieve their dreams with out having to aquire an eating disorder.
Scrapbook Self-Evaluation #2
1. Artifact Two
McQueen, Ann Marie. "Socialites in training." Toronto Sun 12 Dec. 2006. 12 Dec. 2006 http://torontosun.com/Lifestyle/2006/12/12/2753146-sun.html.
This article surprised me because as a child, I never went through the fashion phase. But hearing of a girl that insults a girl on her first day of school in face is simply shocking. I had never heard of it. As I said before, it is shocking. Its apalling at how rude we humans can be.
2. Artifact Six
Uptown Girls. 23 Jan. 2007 http://uptowngirl.kinkyblogs.com/category/%20%20%20%20%20fashion-news/.
This article just makes me happy. It gives me a good feeling that fashion designers are looking out for the curvy side of the female world. It's hard for designers to go for those kinds of body shapes because they say that loose clothes hang off thin bodies better. Well, i wouldn't want them to hang off so much that they fall off!
McQueen, Ann Marie. "Socialites in training." Toronto Sun 12 Dec. 2006. 12 Dec. 2006 http://torontosun.com/Lifestyle/2006/12/12/2753146-sun.html.
This article surprised me because as a child, I never went through the fashion phase. But hearing of a girl that insults a girl on her first day of school in face is simply shocking. I had never heard of it. As I said before, it is shocking. Its apalling at how rude we humans can be.
2. Artifact Six
Uptown Girls. 23 Jan. 2007 http://uptowngirl.kinkyblogs.com/category/%20%20%20%20%20fashion-news/.
This article just makes me happy. It gives me a good feeling that fashion designers are looking out for the curvy side of the female world. It's hard for designers to go for those kinds of body shapes because they say that loose clothes hang off thin bodies better. Well, i wouldn't want them to hang off so much that they fall off!
Artifact Eight: A Prominent Subject in Many Articles I Have Recently Reviewed
"Skinny models banned from catwalk." CNN.com. 13 Sept. 2006. 23 Jan. 2007 http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/13/spain.models/index.html.
1. It is understandable for the modeling agencies to be outraged, but then they should realize what they are doing to thier models. The only reason they were banned was becuse the agencies were the ones who caused them to be so skinny.
"The world's first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions at other venues."
2. I agree wiht Gonzalez. Healthy models are needed so that hopefully less people can be associated with ever having an eating disorder.
"'If they don't go along with it the next step is to seek legislation, just like with tobacco,' said Carmen Gonzalez of Spain's Association in Defense of Attention for Anorexia and Bulimia, which has campaigned for restrictions since the 1990s."
Questions:
1. Some modeling agencies do not believe that the new rules will be followed. Well, what if they are? What will they do or change to meet these regulations?
1. It is understandable for the modeling agencies to be outraged, but then they should realize what they are doing to thier models. The only reason they were banned was becuse the agencies were the ones who caused them to be so skinny.
"The world's first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions at other venues."
2. I agree wiht Gonzalez. Healthy models are needed so that hopefully less people can be associated with ever having an eating disorder.
"'If they don't go along with it the next step is to seek legislation, just like with tobacco,' said Carmen Gonzalez of Spain's Association in Defense of Attention for Anorexia and Bulimia, which has campaigned for restrictions since the 1990s."
Questions:
1. Some modeling agencies do not believe that the new rules will be followed. Well, what if they are? What will they do or change to meet these regulations?
Artifact Seven
Hellmich, Nanci. "Do thin models warp girls' body image?" USA TODAY 26 Sept. 2006. USATODAY.com. 23 Jan. 2007 http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/.
1. Earlier in the article it said that becuase anorexic people see models as skinny as them they think they are perfectly fine, even though they are not.
"'The promotion of the thin, sexy ideal in our culture has created a situation where the majority of girls and women don't like their bodies,' says body-image researcher Sarah Murnen, professor of psychology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. 'And body dissatisfaction can lead girls to participate in very unhealthy behaviors to try to control weight.'"
2. I completely agree with physcologist Sharon Lamb. Fashion is not the only thing in life. True, when girls are young, that is all they want to really be, thin and sexy. But what they don't realize is that to be that way, they have to look like that through the healthiest of ways they can find.
"Lamb believes it's fine for girls to want to feel sexy and pretty when they are teenagers, but that shouldn't be their primary focus. 'If they are spending all their time choosing the right wardrobe, trying to dance like an MTV backup girl and applying lip gloss, it robs them of other options.'"
3. When will this fantasy end?
"'You can look as far back as Greek statues and paintings and see that. It's part of women's fantasy nature,' Ford says. "
Questions:
1. Does the female fantasy nature for the best of looks go back even further than ancient Greece?
1. Earlier in the article it said that becuase anorexic people see models as skinny as them they think they are perfectly fine, even though they are not.
"'The promotion of the thin, sexy ideal in our culture has created a situation where the majority of girls and women don't like their bodies,' says body-image researcher Sarah Murnen, professor of psychology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. 'And body dissatisfaction can lead girls to participate in very unhealthy behaviors to try to control weight.'"
2. I completely agree with physcologist Sharon Lamb. Fashion is not the only thing in life. True, when girls are young, that is all they want to really be, thin and sexy. But what they don't realize is that to be that way, they have to look like that through the healthiest of ways they can find.
"Lamb believes it's fine for girls to want to feel sexy and pretty when they are teenagers, but that shouldn't be their primary focus. 'If they are spending all their time choosing the right wardrobe, trying to dance like an MTV backup girl and applying lip gloss, it robs them of other options.'"
3. When will this fantasy end?
"'You can look as far back as Greek statues and paintings and see that. It's part of women's fantasy nature,' Ford says. "
Questions:
1. Does the female fantasy nature for the best of looks go back even further than ancient Greece?
Artifact Six
Uptown Girls. 23 Jan. 2007 http://uptowngirl.kinkyblogs.com/category/ fashion-news/.
1. So there is a campaign for models who don't look like walking sticks. And someone as prominent in the fashon industry as Armani who supports the campaign is a good sign. Now women ho hav more curves don't have to conform to a less curvy body just to get the right clothes of the right fashions.
"GIORGIO ARMANI has joined the campaign to get curvier models on the catwalk and has urged his fellow fashion designers to follow suit."
2. Because of Armai's statement, better standards are being made to ensure that the models are healthy and good looking, rather than good looking and "so unhealthy that you're close to dying."
"Armani’s comments come in the wake of the annoucement by the organisers of Rome Fashion Week, that will take place in January, that they are demanding to see 'good health' certificates from all the models taking part."
Questions:
1. How many other fashion designers are a part of this campaign?
2. Do you believe that the entire fashion world should follow Rome's examples and demand 'good health' certificates?
1. So there is a campaign for models who don't look like walking sticks. And someone as prominent in the fashon industry as Armani who supports the campaign is a good sign. Now women ho hav more curves don't have to conform to a less curvy body just to get the right clothes of the right fashions.
"GIORGIO ARMANI has joined the campaign to get curvier models on the catwalk and has urged his fellow fashion designers to follow suit."
2. Because of Armai's statement, better standards are being made to ensure that the models are healthy and good looking, rather than good looking and "so unhealthy that you're close to dying."
"Armani’s comments come in the wake of the annoucement by the organisers of Rome Fashion Week, that will take place in January, that they are demanding to see 'good health' certificates from all the models taking part."
Questions:
1. How many other fashion designers are a part of this campaign?
2. Do you believe that the entire fashion world should follow Rome's examples and demand 'good health' certificates?
Artifact Five
Battle, Emily. "Teen fashion trends push the envelope." Free Lance-Star [Fredericksburg] 23 Jan. 2007. Fredericksburg.com. The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company. 23 Jan. 2007 http://fredericksburg.com/community/ SchoolZone/hot_topics/teen_fashion.
1. At school, students must wear the standard clothing. They do realize that dressing properly, gets them to where they want to go. But there will be a few students who decide to be different.
"'We're seeing a student body who is very well-dressed,'she said.
But every now and then, she said, she spots a plunging neckline that shows too much cleavage, or a blouse that doesn't quite cover the midriff.
As for the boys, the problem comes when they want to show off their boxers. They'll pull their jeans or even the shorts of their gym uniforms down to make their underwear known.
'We ask them to change or put on another layer,' Eye said. 'They seem to respect that a great deal.'"
2. Erika Karres is right in that parents need to step up the plate on their children's appearance. Ten-year-olds are very impresionable. Should they learn the wrong thing, somthing bad could happen to them.
'""These girls start learning style information at 10," she said. "Parents can't just sit there and say, 'Let's deal with this when it comes up.' Parents have to be ready.""'
Questions:
1. Why would a guy want to show off their boxers? Is a plunging neckline as enticing as boxers?
2. What are some other ways for parents to be more prepared?
1. At school, students must wear the standard clothing. They do realize that dressing properly, gets them to where they want to go. But there will be a few students who decide to be different.
"'We're seeing a student body who is very well-dressed,'she said.
But every now and then, she said, she spots a plunging neckline that shows too much cleavage, or a blouse that doesn't quite cover the midriff.
As for the boys, the problem comes when they want to show off their boxers. They'll pull their jeans or even the shorts of their gym uniforms down to make their underwear known.
'We ask them to change or put on another layer,' Eye said. 'They seem to respect that a great deal.'"
2. Erika Karres is right in that parents need to step up the plate on their children's appearance. Ten-year-olds are very impresionable. Should they learn the wrong thing, somthing bad could happen to them.
'""These girls start learning style information at 10," she said. "Parents can't just sit there and say, 'Let's deal with this when it comes up.' Parents have to be ready.""'
Questions:
1. Why would a guy want to show off their boxers? Is a plunging neckline as enticing as boxers?
2. What are some other ways for parents to be more prepared?
Artifact Four
Johnson, Carla K. "Articles on diet bad for teens?" Charlotte Observer 2 Jan. 2007. Charlotte.com. 23 Jan. 2007 http://www.charlotte.com/mld/.
1. It has been proven through science that girls easily put their bodies in danger.
"Girls in middle school who read dieting articles were twice as likely five years later to try to lose weight by fasting or smoking cigarettes, compared with girls who never read such articles."
2. So much of the younger generations are becoming more and more interested in popular culture that they fail to realize that they are putting their bodies in danger.
"The study, in January's issue of the journal Pediatrics, adds to evidence that girls' attitudes toward their bodies are shaped by popular culture."
3 . How much did the awareness increase? How low was it before?
"Public awareness of the issue increased in September when Madrid's Fashion Week banned underweight models and again with the Nov. 14 death of anorexic Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston."
4. The girls and boys who read these fasion articles need to watch out for these little slips of advice. They are truly helpful and healthy.
"'We have always featured information to help them lead healthy lives, including fitness tips, first-person health stories and nutrition facts. Promoting a healthy body image is a priority, so each issue of Seventeen features teens with realistic body types,' he said."
Questions:
1. Why doesn't more of the younger generation follow the advice given by magazines for healthy lives more often?
2. Was it wise for Madrid's Fashion Week to ban the underweight models? Why?
1. It has been proven through science that girls easily put their bodies in danger.
"Girls in middle school who read dieting articles were twice as likely five years later to try to lose weight by fasting or smoking cigarettes, compared with girls who never read such articles."
2. So much of the younger generations are becoming more and more interested in popular culture that they fail to realize that they are putting their bodies in danger.
"The study, in January's issue of the journal Pediatrics, adds to evidence that girls' attitudes toward their bodies are shaped by popular culture."
3 . How much did the awareness increase? How low was it before?
"Public awareness of the issue increased in September when Madrid's Fashion Week banned underweight models and again with the Nov. 14 death of anorexic Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston."
4. The girls and boys who read these fasion articles need to watch out for these little slips of advice. They are truly helpful and healthy.
"'We have always featured information to help them lead healthy lives, including fitness tips, first-person health stories and nutrition facts. Promoting a healthy body image is a priority, so each issue of Seventeen features teens with realistic body types,' he said."
Questions:
1. Why doesn't more of the younger generation follow the advice given by magazines for healthy lives more often?
2. Was it wise for Madrid's Fashion Week to ban the underweight models? Why?
Monday, January 8, 2007
Artifact Three
Stallcup, Katie. "Holy Family struts its stuff." The Natchez Democrat 19 Oct. 2006. The Natchez Democrat. 19 Oct. 2006. 9 Jan. 2007 .
1. A fashion show can be fun and exciting, and they rasie a lot of money. For this particular event, most of the money raised will go to the Holy Family School.
"'I wanted to help raise money for the school, and I didn’t know what else to do but put on a fashion show,' show chairwoman Thelma Angelethy said Thursday.
'Last year’s show was a big hit, she said. They raised close to $1,500 to help the school. This year, the goal is $2,000, she said.'"
2. When we were all young, we had decided to become models or singers. But to actually have modeled is an experience that many people have not experienced themselves. And to use these skills to help others is something that i really do admire.
"Because she modeled when she was younger, it comes naturally, she said."
Questions:
1. Do most models use their skills to help others?
2. Just how much money do fashion shows raise?
1. A fashion show can be fun and exciting, and they rasie a lot of money. For this particular event, most of the money raised will go to the Holy Family School.
"'I wanted to help raise money for the school, and I didn’t know what else to do but put on a fashion show,' show chairwoman Thelma Angelethy said Thursday.
'Last year’s show was a big hit, she said. They raised close to $1,500 to help the school. This year, the goal is $2,000, she said.'"
2. When we were all young, we had decided to become models or singers. But to actually have modeled is an experience that many people have not experienced themselves. And to use these skills to help others is something that i really do admire.
"Because she modeled when she was younger, it comes naturally, she said."
Questions:
1. Do most models use their skills to help others?
2. Just how much money do fashion shows raise?
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Scapbook Self-Evaluation # 4
The majority of my information was found on the internet. They are all found on oublished news articles. The research method that worked best for me was going to the website http://www.google.com/ and typing in "media; teen/adult life," or along those lines. The first couple of links are exactly what I am looking for. They are relevant to my topic and they are recent. I didn't fully utilize the texts that are around me. Looking back now, I think that I could have looked for more articles on how the media has helped society, rather than just on how it it has negativley affected us.
Scrapbook Self-Evalutation # 3
The media greatly affects my topic. It fuels the need of human kind to further their popularity. It uses models, fashion, movies, and sex to alter a person's idea of what is popular, and what is not. The media hugely impacts public opinion, as well as perception. Once the perception of something is changed, the opinion of the person may change. If it does, then the people whose opinion of things has changeed will look at something in a new light, as shown in my artifacts. In Artifact Two, I found out that people can be really hostile to one another, even when they are nine years old. "'One woman I know, her daughter went to school on the first day of Grade 4 and a group of girls walked up to her and said things like ''''we're the clothing police and we don't like the shirt you are wearing,'''' she says."' I was really surprised that anyone would say this, and on the first day of school too. That girl's self-esteem must have been on a real low. Fashion isn't everything. I had never thought that children could be so mean at such a young age. I feel as though the media does ot really understand what it is they are doing.
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