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Messages and Their Meaning<\/strong>
Lots of people make money by delivering “messages” that are meant to sell you products or services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People also create messages to sell you on the idea of something, like what’s good to think or do (in their opinion), or the kind of image you should present to others (again, in their opinion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about all the advertising messages you’ve seen today.<\/strong>
Ads on the radio, sponsored posts on social media, invitations to “learn more”, billboards, placards on a subway or bus, TV jingles you can’t get out of your head. Ads that pop up on websites or play before a movie, fliers on a bulletin board, influencers sharing sponsored products, the store intercom telling you about the latest deal. You get the idea. Advertising is everywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that all media messages aren’t bad. Media messages do a world of good-raising awareness of worthy causes, alerting people to dangers, and getting the word out about all kinds of important things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Day of Message OVERLOAD!<\/strong>
For one day, track all the ad messages you see, from when you wake up to when you go to sleep. Then take a long look at your (long!) list. What exactly are all these messages trying to sell you or say to you? How do you feel about what the ads show as “desirable”- what success or popularity or beauty looks like? And how would you feel about what the ads show if you were another type of girl from another background (another race, ethnicity, social class, sexual identity, or religion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write what you think about the number<\/strong><\/em> of messages you see in a day, too. How has your view of those ads changed now that you’ve taken time to think about their messages?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertising in disguise?<\/em> Watch one TV show or movie, scroll through your favorite social media paying attention to influencers. Count every time you see or hear something meant to make you buy, want, or believe something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep track of all the ad messages you see from when you wake up to when you go to sleep on one day. What are all the messages trying to sell you or say to you? How do you feel about what the ads show as desirable, what success or popularity or beauty looks like?   How would you feel about the ads if you were another type of girl from another background, race, ethnicity, etc. Please share your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at this short film called “Evolution” created by Dove as part of it’s campaign on self esteem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH VIDEO ON YOUTUBE<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What do you think about the transformation of this model? Does it make you wonder about what we think is pretty? What is the message that advertisers are giving you? Please share your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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