blindnessinfluence of media

2021年1月20日发(作者：心怎么读)
How do the media affect our lives? Does it influence our thinking and behavior? What are the negative
influences of media? Read on to find the answers.

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You want to imitate an action sequence just because your favorite action hero looked 'cool' doing it. You want
to wear the LBD just because you are a fan of Coco Chanel. You want to wear the shade of nail polish Lady
Gaga wears for that frantic gaga look. You want to sport your favorite actors' hairstyles and you want to walk
like those ramp models do. You want to do everything that people from the glamour world do, you want to be
like your favorite celebrity. Just like them, even you want to be in the news. Any publicity is good publicity,
you begin to feel. Your role models are people that the media exposes you to. You want to be someone, but
not yourself! And now you say media does not influence you! Oh come on, it surely does! Mass media does
affect the way in which masses think and act. It influences their behavior both positively and negatively. The
positive effects are surely celebrated by one and all. But the negative effects are not
conducive[
有益的
]
to a
healthy society. Here, we will try to understand how media influences us negatively.


Media's Negative Influence


Blind Imitation











When you try to imitate your role models from the glamour industry, do you give a thought to whether you
are doing right or wrong? It is often seen that young girls and boys
imitate celebrities
blindly. The impact of
media is such that
the wrong, the controversial, and the bad is more talked about
. Sometimes, little things are
blown out of proportion thus changing the way they are perceived by the audience.
Media highlights
controversies and scandals in the lives of celebrities
. The masses fall for this being- in-the-news and end up
imitating celebrities without much thought. Those at a vulnerable age, especially children and teenagers, are
highly influenced by anything that is put before them
in a jazzy[
绚丽的
;
花哨的
] way.
At that age, they are
attracted to anything that's
flashy
and anything that can make news.



Wrong Message










The negatives in society are highlighted with the purpose of
awakening people
about them. For example, the
negative effects of addiction are portrayed through advertisements. Newspapers, television and the Internet
are used to convey social messages. But unfortunately sometimes,
the message is misconstrued[
误解
]
. The
'awakening' does not reach everyone or it reaches the masses in the wrong way. So there is a section
positively influenced by the media while
there are others who take the wrong message
from it. Media
influences them negatively. What is shown with an intent to 'spread a message'
ends up becoming a
bombardment[
轰炸
] of the bad, the ugly
.
The bad is overinflated[
过于膨胀的
] and the good goes unnoticed
.
Depiction of the bad has a negative impact on kids not mature enough to interpret what they are being shown.
It's not just media to be blamed in this case. Parents and teachers have a big role to play in selecting what the
young should see and what they should not.





Negativity












To some extent,
media is responsible for generating negative feelings
among those exposed to it. An early
exposure to bold or violent films, books publishing adult content and news portraying ugly social practices
have a deep impact on young minds. If children
are bombarded with
fight sequences,
stunt work[
特技表演
]
,
sex and rape scenes, suicides and murders through books or movies, they
are bound to leave a scar on these
impressionable minds
. And not just children, the unpleasant can impact even an adult's mind. Adults may
have the maturity to distinguish between the good and the bad, but bombarding only the bad can affect
anyone at least at the subconscious level. Haven't you had experiences of a bad dream after watching a
violent movie? Or of imagining something scary happening to you after watching a horror film? Or
a sudden
fear gripping your mind
after reading about a murder in your city? The reality should be depicted but not so

gaudily[
俗丽地
]
that it'll have a lasting impact on people's minds. Unhealthy



Lifestyle









Media is held responsible for the change in eating habits of teenagers and the unhealthy lifestyle they are
adopting
. You ask me why? Well, because there are these junk food advertisements everywhere.
There's no
one advertising the benefits of eating fresh fruit everyday, no one's promoting drinking 8 glasses of water
daily
. The benefits of following a balanced diet are not being
hyped[
天花乱坠的广告宣传
]
anywhere. Media
is exposing the masses to
fast food products, canned food[
罐头食品
], fad diets[
时尚饮食，流行餐
], and
energy drinks[
能量饮料
]
. This is leading teenagers to adopt unhealthy eating habits. No one's propagating the
importance of exercising to keep fit. But there are advertisements of expensive exercise equipment, and
weight and fat loss programs.
Watching TV or browsing the web late night is spoiling the sleeping habits of
many
.


Information Overload







T
he media in itself is so addictive that once glued to it, you tend to forget everything else
. When you are not
watching TV, you are surfing the Internet, when you are not on the web, you are reading newspapers, when
you are not reading anything, you are listening to something.
Thus, all the time, you are glued to some form of
media
. It is bombarding you with content, news, information, gossip, rumors - it is exposing you to everything
it has, some things necessary, some not; some things important, some not, some things you want to ignore,
some things you cannot. Media is everywhere, affecting every aspect of life.


Media Addiction










The negative effects of media on children are manifested in terms of their
changing mental setup and the
declining quality of their lifestyle
. Children should invest more time reading good books, studying, playing
outdoors and exercising.
Due to the oh-so-alluring media, most of their time is spent glued to the television,
reading celebrity gossip, listening to something sensational or wandering aimlessly on the Internet.
With a
'world' of information and entertainment waiting on the other side of a computer or TV screen, it's not
unnatural for anyone to spend hours exploring it; it's addictive. This affects kids and teenagers the most, as
they are exposed to things they might interpret wrongly or may not even understand at that age.


Self-hatred








Women with petite bodies and girls with a barbie figure
are always shown to be more popular or attractive
while the overweight are portrayed as less popular, having less friends and being bullied. This leads to a
notion that thin is sexy and fat is not. When this thought grips the minds of youngsters, they take to fad diets
or turn to cosmetic surgeries to get that so-called perfect body.
The craze for models or actors and actresses,
makes teenagers want bodies and facial features like theirs.
To get rid of a big nose or to get those big pouty
lips, teenagers are ready to go under the knife.


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