Featherstone: Body Morality

The performing self- As a nation we are hugely influenced by the media to become obsessed with our bodies. We are constantly in battle to have the 'perfect' figure and what is seemed as the norm according to the media industry.

Body morality- Music videos are a good example of media which influences teenagers of today to think they need the 'perfect' body in order to fit in. They do this by advertising women wearing tight and revealing clothing to show off the 'perfect' body and by doing this puts pressures on teenagers which produces self-conciousness to the younger generation. An example of this is in Beyonce's music video 'All the single ladies'

Performing bodies- By the media industry having this effect on the nation, it has given the impression to teenagers that if they do not have the 'perfect' body they are not part of the social norm and they are seen as not normal, which is adding peer pressure, which could possibly resort to plastic surgery. More and more people are obsessing over their body shapes, to try are get this 'perfect' body. However many teenagers feel pressured and can lead to plastic surgery, which is becoming more and more popular due to the social pressures by the advertisements of media products, in particular music videos.

Celebrities who are in the lime light particularly feel the pressures which are given off by the media industry.  Katie Price is a prime example of a celebrity who is perceived to have the 'perfect' body, this is exposed through the media by photoshoots of her wearing limited clothing showing off her body to the public. This is a good example of showing how someone can change their body to fit in to what is seen as the 'norm', Katie Price has gone through various surgeries such as boob job, liposuction, botox and teeth veneers. This is giving off a terrible impression to teenagers, which will add pressures to them and make them envious of her 'perfect' body. The media is manipulating the nation through music videos into thinking that size 0 is 'perfect'.

By Amy Thrush