Social Media Stereotypes

Older generations don’t realize how much technology has affected this generation of teenagers, along with the social media that comes along with the technology. As stated in “How Social Media Changed Teens’ Lives Forever”; “Negative posts or comments also can do great damage to a teen’s self-esteem.” (Ashley Black, Thomas Atseff and Colleen Kaveney) While many parents think social media is just a way to connect with others, many teenagers take it for granted. For example, “quitting social media because it made her miserable and obsessed with appearing perfect online”, is what a teenager felt about social media and what it has done to her. Though many think that social media is a great way to connect, teenagers take it to another level.

If society has been paying any attention to media as it has changed over the years, people would likely realize that it has transformed from a means of educating to entertainment. The demand for high ratings has become more necessary than valid information. As a result, media produces a lot of bias in both individual stories and opinions. Whether it’s because of (dis)abilities, privileges, or identities, one is likely to see that a single story could vary from source to source in both whom the writers agree with and what the right or wrong actions were. Therefore, the media’s professional display decreases with the usage of personal opinions which sways their viewer’s opinions instead of allowing them to form their own.

Identity is like a fingerprint. It is unique to the individual. That identity is a collection of the people that person has met and the experiences they have been through. In what way they express themselves can have an effect on who they meet and what choices they make in life. People take an interest in others from what their hobbies and skills are. Similar obsessions lead to closeness as a result of shared passions. Those people that surround you influence your identity, even with such similarities, there are variations between you and them. As you become acquainted those variations slowly change your identity and there is a change in obsessions. Whether it is through stereotypes from the past and still exist today or through people seen on social media, which has become increasingly popular over the years. There are an abundance of factors in society that have an impact on identity, social media being one of the most influential. These influences have been around for a long time, but are only being recognized now.

I normally do not voice my opinions on social media, but since this incident happened and the effects of it are within a few miles of from where I currently am, I feel it is reasonable and necessary. Within an hour of the news being released and media completely distorting the actual details, protests began. Immediately some assumed that racial stereotypes had played a part in this matter, despite the fact it was an African-American officer who fired the weapon. Yes, I do understand people can be racist or accept stereotypes of their own race. Yet, what continuously discombobulates me is the fact that in recent shootings, these "victims" have knowingly disobeyed the officer's order. Even though these officers could have (and probably should

As the saying goes every coin has its two sides, there are even cons to this social media platforms. The worst is that there is no authentication of the information provided. And on these un-authenticated info some time the users get carried away and rather than making an opinion give their verdict. There have been incidents when people with not so good intention used it for their mean purposes. There were post in which slaughtering of cows, which are sacred to one community, were shown and was appealing to masses to stop this at any cost in provocative way(could be referred in a violent way).So whether its politician making provocative racists speeches or for mud slinging on the rivals or creation of sentimental positive vibe for the culprit

People no matter their intentions always categorize others based on their first impression. With the media today, many believe that it is getting worse. Whether it be in movies, on social media, or even in the news there are many people in the world trying to change these bias views and change the way people look at each other. Everyday people no matter their race, gender, or class are faced with different stereotypes and different bias views that many wishes to overcome.

Your daughter taps in her passcode on her phone, she immediately goes to instagram and scrolls through her feed. She's thirteen years old, young and growing. Models by the ocean in Monaco with perfect, skinny, tan bodies, million dollar clothes, and makeup done by professionals. Seven million followers, six hundred thousand likes, and five thousand comments. Your daughter locks her bedroom door and stands by the mirror and grasps her stomach and frowns, she touches her clothes and her hair and looks at her untouched face. As she scans her body she's disappointed in what she sees. She asks herself why she doesn't look like those girls by the pools and those girls laying on the sandy beach with curled blonde hair. Why doesn't she get as many

As teenagers in the year 2015, they are exposed to many difficulties in society and within themselves. The school system, government, or poor parenting may cause the challenges that teen may face. Many situations or people can be blamed for these issues; however that will not make the matter at hand any different or disappear.

Life is full of happiness and sorrows. Yet, life is sometimes really overwhelming. Everybody, at a certain period in life, want to throw all the problems away and run. But responsibilities don't let us go. Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are. Books are uniquely portable magic and reading is one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.

Social media puts us in a little box so we can all be alike. Stereotyping our personalities in order to target us with advertisements. Everyone has two identities; the one they give themselves and the one social media gives them. Not everyone fits perfectly into the advertising identity, there are things that social media got wrong. As a girl, I go through these stereotypes quite often because of societies already made impressions into others around me. Many advertisements don't fit my personality the way society wants. I am put into the box of a Starbucks lover, the makeup hoarder, and the girl who eats her feeling in chocolate.

There are three important reasons to think that life has been exposed through a distorted electronic mirror; Facebook. According to my experience, social media has been the path that many teens and adults (myself) with ages ranging from 10 to 45 years old are using to expose their lifestyles and impressions that are not necessarily true to others. First, everybody is completely aware of the fact that it is not easy for others to make sure the information you post is veridic, therefore, posting an incorrect or a false statement becomes tempting. Second, it is a fact that nobody wants to share tragic stories about their lives in order to avoid any kind of pity from others. Finally, I have noticed that the more you lie on face book the more “likes” you get,

When I was in 7th grade I was jumped right after lunch time by three kids. They cornered me into the bathroom and each of them got a good piece of me. Yelling “terrorist”, “Sand N****”, and other profane words along while stomping me down and beating me to a pulp. The beating was roughly 3 minutes in real time but to me it felt like a horrendous tedious 3 hours. I was never handled like that ever and I would’ve never thought that something like that would ever happen to me in my lifetime, where I was living. I’ve brought that day along myself, October 13th 200* and I will never forget that. Before that incident I was harassed not as harshly but it came to my attention just about 3rd grade, I grew immune to their verbal attacks and I never had

Colleges and employers look through an applicants social media to see if they can find out about their attitudes. Some believe social media can't prove any attitudes, but it can show the attitude towards situations may being posted about whether it be positive or negative. If an applicant happens to post about the bad day they were having and speaks negatively then that shows the attitude they have when faced with it. For example, if the employee would happen to have a bad day at work and showed up, how do you think they would react and what would be the attitude they put out? However, posting positive and friendly things online shows that the applicant has a pretty positive attitude. For example, if an applicant posts that it is a “beautiful

Why does it seem that older people gravitate more heavily towards conservative news outlets? For example, the older demographic follows news through outlets such as Facebook, Fox News, and other print media like newspaper and magazines. The Baby Boomers tend to favor older media forms that they’re comfortable with. However, millennials find news through other platforms such as Snapchat, Tumblr, and Twitter. The apps most millennials use now are short bursts of news featuring strong headlines. Through media, movies, and TV shows people’s perception and fear of crime are distorted by what media they consume.

When our group was originally introduced to this subject, we had no idea what to do. In fact, we sat for more than a few minutes and laughed at our inability to come up with a suitable subject for the assignment. After a lot of joking around we began to narrow down our focus. We looked at who exactly our viewers would be and what it is that they would want to see. We decided to target those affiliated with Albion College in all capacities. Whether it be an alumni, a current student or friends and families of a prospective student, we wanted to tailor our video to them. Being that these people were now our targets, we started to look at the popular things in today’s social media. Things like: lip-sync battles, popular Vine videos (too many to