Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Dolly Magazine




How the representation affects teenage girls: On the cover of this magazine shows Jess Hart a model. Shes has what the media labels as a perfect image; she's blonde, tan, perfect skin, white gleaming teeth, perfect legs and no imperfections. How much of these things does Jess Hart really have are her teeth that white, her skin that perfect and are her legs free of cellulite? She very well could have all of these things but the reality is she doesn't! She has been edited to fit our idea of beauty. Her teeth, hair, skin would of all been touched up it might not be much but I can guarantee it would have. 


How the Representation affects society's perception and attitude to teenage girls.

Society creates this one idea on what teenage girls should look like and if you don't fit into that category your classed as ugly or plain. This is a very hard category to fit into and i feel that teenage magazine's  should take a stand and put un-photoshopped photos on the covers of there magazines and create a name for themselves that they do not judge on weight, looks or size.


Reasons/ implications for any differences between the representation and reality.

The representation in this article is that she has perfect beach babe skin and hair and inside if we buy this magazine we can have all her amazing model attributes as well by reading about the products she uses. In reality she is photo shopped to look that amazing and to get girls to buy the magazine. Dolly magazine is making profit off the hopeful girls that think by buying this magazine they will be like the cover girl Jess Hart.

Reasons implications why the stereotypes messages and/or values are created by the representation.


Because society and girls believe that Jess Hart is perfect she has all the 'Perfect' attributes eg: blonde, tan , pretty skinny and a good body that's why she gets to be on the cover of dolly magazine. She is selling products to girls on her appearance but she really isn't like this. 


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