After thinking a little bit more about the Dollhouse and what message the writers are trying to give to their viewers I have decided to focus on a different topic. I want to research how people perceive perfection and the extremes that some will go to in order to be their version of “perfect”. In the show the goal was to find the perfect person for the job. In our society today magazines, TV shows, billboards, and movies bombard us with people that we think are beautiful. We think to be beautiful we need the perfect body, perfect skin, and perfect hair and in all reality this isn’t possible. People put themselves through hell in order to achieve this: spending tons of money on makeup and hair products, frying themselves in tanning beds, and even doing physical harm to their bodies. The first article that I read was about how men aren’t immune to the effects of media on body image. A study at a university determined that men that spent more time watching TV, music videos, and reading men’s magazines were lest confident with their bodies. This was surprising to me because I didn’t really think men thought much about what they looked like. As a result of feeling less confident, the study showed that these men were more likely to avoid emotional intimacy and more likely to take part in promiscuous activities.
Keim, Brandon. "MEDIA MESSES WITH MEN'S MINDS TOO." Psychology Today 39.5 (2006): 26. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Apr. 2011
I can see this happening because I know multiple guys who obsess over their bodies. You wouldn't normally think that about men, but more and more men today are tanning and wearing face makeup because they are not confident in their looks.
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