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Sexual Exploitation of Women in the Media Women are sexually exploited in the media. In today’s society if people watch television programs such as Chingy featuring Snoop & Ludacris – Holidae; Charlie's Angels; the Z100 commercial with Britney Spears; or Baywatch they will see that the feminine image is presented differently than the masculine. In these programs men are typically placed in sexual situations fully clothed, while women are presented in provocative clothing or less. The camera will

displaying pop figures who are popular and controversial. These companies look to get any celebrity that is popular and notorious for controversy into their advertisements just so that young people will recognize it. An ad for Tommy Jeans, with Britney Spears in it, is made solely for young people to be enticed by

For example, the pop sensation, Britney Spears, was arrested five times in 2006 for driving while intoxicated. Britney Spears is one of 156 celebrities that are arrested per year for the same charges. If a child observes these crimes enacted by the celebrities, the actions demonstrate activities that can lead to jail time and

Madonna Ciccone The most famous pop singer in American musical history was Madonna Ciccone. With the dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, she studied choreography and modeled. Quickly after her career grew, she became the drummer of a band, her great success lead to her taking over completely as the lead singer. This did not all come easy to Madonna, people looked up to her for her hard work and dedication to her career. Soon after Madonna taking over the band, she produced her first hit single

Another negative portrayal of mental illnesses within the media would be the celebrity Britney Spears. Over the years it has been suggested that the global pop icon suffers from a wide range of mental illnesses, from Bipolar Disorder and Manic Depression to Borderline Personality Disorder and even Postpartum Psychosis. Britney Spears has been subjected to media humilation following a string of divorces which lead to her Bipolar being triggered. Bipolar, which

After an exhaustive and tiresome show, a young Britney Spears was prepared to crumple on the lounge chair in her changing area. Advancing toward the back of the amphitheater, the shouts of the audience were reverberating in the halls, Britney rapidly snuck inside her changing area and thudded down in her seat. Britney began scanning the room. These changing areas were beginning to have striking resemblance to all the other rooms - a washroom/shower off to the side, a large couch in the focal point

Is there pressure on music artists to be sexual in order to be successful? Introduction The music industry can be an awfully harsh environment for young impressionable music artists. Along with extremely impossible body image standards, some say there is an even bigger pressure to be sexualised or objectified to be successful. There is no doubt that music artists have become more and more sexualised in music videos and in the media in the last decade or so. Originally the research topic was based

Nowadays, commercial is becoming a major part of mass media. It does not only try to inform people about the availability and attractiveness of industrial good productions but also contribute to build an awareness of resources and alternatives for customer in daily life. There are thousands of commercials, so to attract customer, advertisers use various kinds on their commercial to make people aware of the firm's products, services or brands. Though they use various kinds on the commercial, the main

1. Discussion Intro: The following discussion will aim to answer the question of how authentic the images of artists are within the music industry. The question stemmed from research about identity work, in particular within the creative industries. Artists are faced with a lot of identity struggles and tensions which a lot of creative people encounter as well. The main prevailing issue or tension creative people constantly encounter that is unresolved is creativity versus commerce. This idea describes

I feel like there are many people who strive to adhere to a “live while you’re young” mentality, but once they reach a certain age, that lust for life fizzles out. Perhaps because life tends to beat so many down throughout the years, snatching away skyscraping hopes to replace with losses and disappointments, some older folks begin to resent the youth for all of their promise and dreamy ideals. I do not believe that it should be this way. Just because a person has seen many years go by in his or