Sunday, February 17, 2013
Unrealistic Labels
Where does this whole idea of having to label people even come from? When you're at home watching your favorite TV show who do you most relate to in each episode? I think that the majority would like to relate to the "popular" kids. The ones who are most acceptable to society. Why would anyone willing want to be talked about as the nerd or the outcast. Society takes these labels we give people in the real world and seem to stretch them in the media. Since when do all the smart people dress and act the same. I don't know anyone who has tape between their glasses, and wears pants that are way too far above their ankles. On that note, since when are none of the so called popular kids smart. Just because you dress or act a certain way doesn't make you anything besides a person. Social media tries to make everything in society seem black and white when we all know there are many shades of grey. Everyone is different. The world isn't just one thing or the other, social media needs to conform instead of all of us trying to conform to it.
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You are absolutely right. Society is full of stereotypes of people such as what we wear or how we act. I believe if we have more positive social media then everyone would be accepted a little more.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we must fight back against the negative stereotypes that we as a society are all given from the perspective of social media. It's hard to emphasize with characters in films now, because we are nothing like them. I find that society is being to break free from those stereotypes and everyone is much more accepting of each others differences.
ReplyDeleteI also have questioned why and how we let labels control out lives. I wonder at what point and time people started letting this trend of labels control their actions, decisions, and lives. Definitely something to think about.
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