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By Sarah • 11 years ago

Mainstream’s glorification of rape culture and domestic violence.

Before I had worked with adolescent male sex offenders and devoted an unruly amount of time deciphering the lyrics to popular ‘top 40’s’ music, I had never quite noticed the inconceivable lyrics that today’s pop stars sing and subsequently our society’s young people sing and worship every day. These kids look up to famous artists as if they should be honorable mentors or ‘role models,’ while blindly listen to their music and singing their lyrics without truly understanding the messages that these ‘role models’ are condoning and reinforcing within each song.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I am a young, progressive, woman who shares a popular liking for the ‘four-chord’ mainstream songs, as much as the next person. I am not shocked nor offended by sexuality or a creative spin at the mundane or dysfunctional. Hell, I can even appreciate the first amendment right for an artist to create whatever they feel is ‘art,’ this is a free country and all. Nevertheless, what I find upsetting is the media’s choice on what becomes popular and what does not. I know that we would all like to believe that we live in a free market and that the people choose what becomes popular and mainstream, but I am here arguing that although this idea fits the American dream, is it not necessarily the case. The media (radio stations, managers, music labels, people with power and money) are the ones who pick and choose what they want to air and what they ...
By Sarah • 11 years ago

Society’s obsession with little girls.

It has become very clear to me that women are no longer considered sexy in todays culture, but rather media has enjoyed exploiting young girls as being the new ‘it’ identity for women of all ages.

Sure, people might argue that they would prefer a woman, to a girl, but is it possible that average people have become brainwashed to the idea that innocence, naivety, submission and girlish-youthfulness are more attractive than strong, empowered, bold, and free-minded women?

I am not trying to say everyone wants to sexualize children, but I am saying that society, media and culture have been working rigorously to taint our idea of femininity as being mature and womanly. Take the pictures above. One is of a young girl dressed as ...

It has become very clear to me that women are no longer considered sexy in todays culture, but rather media has enjoyed exploiting young girls as being the new ‘it’ identity for women of all ages.

Sure, people ...