Three examples of media impact on our life

We are exposed to media every day, it is a fact. From the moment we wake up and read the newspaper, until we check our Facebook status between classes, and as we watch our favorite TV-show before we go to bed. As this is a thing that surrounds us constantly, it is only expected that it will have some kind of effect on us.

1.      Body image

Most people are familiar with this one, not only girls. The media gives us a picture of how we are supposed to look, dress, eat, and act. Seeing super skinny models in the fashion catalogs and on the catwalk has not exactly made the average population happier with how they look.

As an example I have used the Akon, David Guetta music video for the song "sexy chick", where the two artists are portrayed with a group of girls with the "ideal body".

2. Status of people.

As before the year 2010, I can`t say I remember the word "nerd" to have stricken me as something positive. That is, until quite recently. Today, the nerds are our heroes. The movie about Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook was praised by those who watched it. The Tv-show "Big Bang Theory" has shown us that not only are Nerds smart, they are also hilarious. Steve Jobs is like a hero in modern times. 

The nerds are up and going. As explained in this article from usatoday.com

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-10/techie-geeks-cool/54160750/1

3. How countries shun each others ideologies.

Being born and raised in a social democracy, I always though it was funny to read American newspapers to see how the words "socialist" was almost used as an insult, and if democrats started getting too liberal they would be compared to communists.

I found a picture of Obama, pointing strictly towards the camera lens, with a statement of socialism beneath.