Media influence on fashion seems to appear every and anywhere people go today. From the gym’s to the fast food drive thru’s media is a strong influence. Media seems to affect the way we feel about ourselves and our personality. You could almost lose confidants in one’s self by not upholding…

 I like how you brought popular entertainment into this discussion of media’s influence. Commercials aren’t they only bits out there telling how we should dress, etc. Entertainment on tv, movies, and now the internet is driven by advertising. Without advertising there would a whole lot less of all three. The shows themselves are often advertisements themselves. Add to that the fact that most media outlets are owned by giant corporations, it gets harder and harder to sort out the difference between a commercial and a program. You brought up Twilight and I would just like to say that many of the messages to young girls in that series are potentially very damaging. I like your idea of broadening the type of people we see in the media. We are a country made of all types of people, so we should see more than just a couple.