Women portrayed in the media

I think the discussion we had about women in the media was very interesting.  Being a women this is a subject that affects me directly.  I think it is very sad and disappointing how women are portrayed in the media.  I also strongly believe that it does affect our youth today.  I think young girls get the impression that they need to look and act like the women in the media.  I also think young boys get the impression that women are expected to look and act like that.  I think that parents need to do a better job of explaining to their kids that it really is just television.  I think the media can only affect your kids as much as you let it.  I think parents can prevent the negative thinking that comes along with being involved with the media.  Overall I do think it is up to us as adults to let our youth know that there are other positive role models in socitey today.