Reed's D Band Media Log

To what extent are we affected and surrounded by the media?

From the moment our alarm clock wakes us up with the radio, the media is there trying to make an impact on our day. The commercials that we hear at 7 am stay imprinted in our heads for the rest of the day, our mind processing them without even noticing, because this is all happening subcounciously. The media producers are trying to brainwash us even when we least expect it, such as on the train when we stare blatantly at the ads on the walls.

Walking down the street, you get a picture of what you ahould look and be like. The stores advertize their new and in-fashion clothes, which they make you think that are the best. Then you want to buy them, and you look at others who wear them too, but you think that the clothes look better on them, so you are still not satisfied. Most magazines are filled with more ads than real articles, which shows again how the producers tend to use any possible way to influence the audience.
How can every woman look like a super model if the foods that are advertied as being good are very fatty? The percentage of women in the us who have the size of a supermodel is 6 to 8%, which is a ridiculously small percentage. This shows that what media is trying to portray is something unrealistic. People should not be fooled by everythign that is pretty and surrouds us, because that isnt always in our reach.