tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post1171941446075515767..comments2023-07-01T08:08:50.158-04:00Comments on (More Than) Grrrl Power! Girls Studies at UCF: If Looks Could Kill...Wait a Minute...Maybe They Do!Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-45536041752907836202009-09-04T12:42:20.921-04:002009-09-04T12:42:20.921-04:00It's funny that you should put up the link fro...It's funny that you should put up the link from Dove as I was just talking about it with a LMHC yesterday and she told me to look it up. We discussed how the media puts out the idea that what you are is not good enough, and that is exactly what I heard and saw on this video. You need to do this or have this to make you more or less of this. The message is that you are not ok just being who you are, and that is so sad to me. It is hard enough when you go through the stage of feeling awkward and then to have all these messages re-enforcing it is just mind boggling!Jo-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639568853134821682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-10253715790964356652009-09-04T09:37:02.914-04:002009-09-04T09:37:02.914-04:00"The media and popular representation has a h..."The media and popular representation has a huge influence on girls, and I can’t say this is all together bad as pointed out by Driver 'girls are challenged to use popular images and stories to make sense of their lives and communicate their differences(1).'"<br /><br />I agree. The media at the very least is a conversation starter. Though the images portrayed are far from the reality of day-to-day images that seems to me to be both the plus and the down side of media. As I said in my post fighting and trying to change giant media conglomerates is more difficult than accessing the girls of today and starting a conversation that looks at media images and text critically instead of passively. After all, isn't increased attention to girls' education a fundamental element of girls' studies? Education doesn't stop once they exit the school doors.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313717868922237308noreply@blogger.com