media blog #4

I think it's so stupid how we're all put into stereotypes and cliques. I noticed today as I walked to my psychology class that all the different "clique/groups" all hang out in different places and this allowed me to see how each group acted. I noticed how mainly all the men in African-American group were all yelling and trying to show each other how tough they were by getting into little play fights. They also were wearing the "baggin'-saggin'" pants and the extra large t-shirts. I see on MTV rap music videos by African-Americans that they are wearing the same things and acting the same way. It's obvious that the media affects the way these people act. Then I noticed that alot of the white males were acting the same way; trying to act "black." Because the media has affected the way the black people act, the white people see this and want to act that way too. The media has a lot of influence on how we act. This has led to men always trying to be tough and tough looking.
I've also noticed that most girls have been wearing tight and revealing clothing. They're becomig shallow and vain by being obbsessed with their appearance. The media has potrayed women as being good looking, skinny, wearing revealing clothes, etc. The girls have an unhealthy idea of how they're supposed to look.
I'm really tired of people being fake and trying to change themselves for other people. If you have to change yourself to make others like you, then those people aren't really worth it. Our society needs to stop being fake and needs to start being itself. I've seen a few of my friends change themselves for other people and they just ended up getting hurt. If you try to change yourself for others, you're skrewed in the end.