i thought u were selling clothes ...... not SEX !!!!

Every time we walk down the street we are shown sexualised images trying to sell a product ...... or are they just selling sex !!!! the other day i was trying to look for some clothes that i would like to purchase at American apparel and i came across very sexualised images ( claiming to be selling the clothes ), it was shocking to see completely exposed women, its like a form of legal porn !!! this store is popular among many tweens ........ so when they go to this site what are they being told??? that these clothes are for sexy girls ..... therefore these girls will get the message to "be sexier" girls as young as 7 are hearing the message that they have to be sexy....... the media is taking away little girls innocence, and making them grow up WAYYYY to fast !!!. but if you think of it ....... does grown up mean being sexy ... NOO !!! grown up is being able to see past the fake and unrealistic messages that the media tries to push at us !! so we need to take a stand against companies that sexualise their products by selling sex rather than just the product !!!

Trying to make it big !!!

as a musician i know whatit feels like to struggle on my way to making into the music buisness. since i was 7 years old i have known that music is what i was meant to do!!! i have always taken every opprotunity to get my name into the field of music, when i was 15 i tried out for the popular YTV show "The Next Star" and got cut justbefore the top 16, but to be honest im soooo thankful that i didnt get in, that show isnt about having tons of talent, its about being the most marketable !! now 2 years later i am 1 week away from performing at the waterfront festival in the top ten of "Mississauaga Future Stars" a competition for up and coming singer/ songwriters ages 15 - 25. i am super blessed to have gotten this far, but of course winning is in the back of my mind !! the winner recieves $2000 cash, recording time, a chance to preform at Canadian music week and much more !!!

the thing about the music industry is that you cant just have talent .... alone it wont get you anywhere, you have to be able to take judgments and you have to have the drive ...... so no matter how many times you get pushed down, you haveto get right back up ready to preform and be prepared to get knocked down again. thats why so many people give up on music, because many dream but few make it !!! in the momments that i have been pushed down i always think of somebody who has been exactly where i am ...... Alicia Keys is an amazing musician known worldwide, many people dont know that alicia keys audition for over 50 competitions and pretty much everybody told her she had no chance of making it !!!!! but she never gave up and then one time...... just one ...... somebody took a chance on her and look where she is today !!!!!

all im trying to say is ..... the media may potray that talent is all you need but it is far from that, you can have all the talent in the world, but if you are not willing to work and sacrifice ....... you will get nowhere ....... and i am one of those people who is willing to fight for my chance to make music !!!!

GaGa`s Controversy

The new hit song "Judas" by lady gaga is really a song created to push the limits and boundaries. It is said that lady GaGa is the modern day Madonna and as we all know Madonna was also one to really push the limits in terms of her music. Lady GaGa tends to sexualize religion in many of her videos. For example in her music video for "Alejandro" GaGa swallows a rosary this first real kick at religion caught people off guard, but her latest song Judas in my personal opinion has taken it to far and thousands of people agree. her new music video features clips like GaGa riding a motorcycle with a man with a crown of thorns on his head (jesus) and falling in love with Judas (the disciple that betrayed Jesus), Gaga in a bathtub with Jesus and Judas etc. for somebody who is a religious person such as myself, this music is very offensive. I understand that GaGa is very different and that she wants to do different things in the industry. but when you place religion into the concept i believe that is taking it way to far. something that i also notice is that Christianity is the only religion that gets torn apart and made fun of in our society. Even "Jesus Christ" is a swear word. you never walk around and hear somebody say "Oh Buda !!" why is that? in conclusion i think LadyGaGa is taking her music to the level of unacceptable and offensive and if she continues along this path i think she will loose many fans including myself.

A changed perspective

Since I began this media studies course, my perspective on how media impacts society has completely changed !! a simple trip to the mall fills my mind with thoughts of how all of our society just falls into these categories. there are the people who follow all the trends, there are the people who absolutely shut themselves out from what society tells them to do and then there are those people who kind of fall into both sides and that is just like me. I love keeping up with the latest trends, but no matter how "hot" or popular something is ... if i don't like it i wont wear it !! i find it so sad that some people compromise their own style in order to feel like they belong. i think people need to embrace their own style but truth be told it takes a while to find it. I used to be one of those people who always cared about what people thought. i could never afford the really expensive brands ... so whenever my friends got rid of an abercrombie and fitch sweater for examples .. i would jump at the chance to wear it and have it for myself. its absolutely pathetic how i felt soo much better about myself just by wearing a sweater that all of my friends had. but now that i look back on it everybody else probably felt the same ... or else they wouldn't be wearing the sweater to . now that I'm older Ive learned to embrace the things that i like.... and my clothes don't make me fit into a crowd ..... my clothes make me stand out. yes i wear things that other people like and i guess you could say that they are within all the trends, but i love taking things and making them my own. so i have developed my own style of not really caring what people think ...... i wear what i want to wear and how i want to wear it ..... i sure hope people can develop the same thing ... that way our society would be a much cooler place rather than having a bunch of fashion clones walking around our streets.

Body Image in todays Society

In todays society body image is very different than what is was 100 years ago. back in the 1800s being skinny was seen as being unhealthy. men chased after women with large voluptuous figures, pale skin was seen as a thing of beauty. but in todays society it is the complete opposite. to have a large figure and pale skin is something that will easily draw people away from you. the media teaches us that it is okay to starve yourself as long as you look hot doing it, and that being unhealthy is the price you have to pay to fit in. we are given this image of a perfect body that we are all supposed to uphold. a size zero, tanned as can be, double D boobs and a large butt is something that is supposed to be socially acceptable. but truthfully it is impossible for all girls to uphold this image. with everybody having a different type of body is is actually impossible for some girls to get below a size 4. girls as young as the age of 6 have resulted to starving themselves in order to look more beautiful. the media in todays society is literally taking away the youth of little girls, but who can blame those girls??? they see it everywhere they go. with adds in the malls of women who seem to be perfect covered with men adoring them. more and more shows involving sexual images and stereotypical signs. little girls shouldnt have to be exposed to such thing but that fact is, its almost impossible to avoid these things now a days. i dont understand how we can let all of this continue. people are literally harming themselves just because some magazine says they have to. but the truth is we dont have to listen. everybody should be seen as beautiful in their own way.... and then and only then our world will that much of a happier place.

Never Say Never

From the first music video "One time" to his current hit movie "Never say Never" people have been criticizing Justin Bieber day in and day out. From his baby face smile to his perfectly fallen hair, people never seem to run out of things to say about the pop sensation, but despite all of the hard criticism Justin Bieber has defied all of the odds. The media has changed the name Justin Bieber from just an everyday small town boy name, to being a thing of marketing genious. take a t-shirt throw the name on it and you are sure to have a top selling item. But the name Justin Bieber isn't only a brand, its also an inspiring story. In the new movie/biography "Never Say Never" the story of how this young boy went from being the boy next door to a household name is told in an exciting yet inspiring way. From health issues to selling out Madison Square Garden this movie gives you an inside look at the life of this teen pop sensation and shows you that he is more than a one hit wonder, but he is someone who has, is and will always beat the odds against him due to his passion for what he loves the most.... creating music and entertaining those around him. In the same case as many other people I'm sure, this movie has completely swayed my opinion on Justin Bieber. I used to just follow the trend of thinking he was going to fade away soon, but this movie was so inspiring and it brought me to think about the way that the media has portrayed him and the way that it has negatively shown him, But "Never Say Never" has truly given me and many other people a new persepctive on how this 16 year old boy is truly an amazing artist.