Media's barrier to kids growing up to be how they want to be.

My theme for the El Anatsui barriers and walls project is how the media makes alot of kids believe they are supposed to be muscular and beautiful and perfect and that most people look like that. The media does this by putting up people who look like they have perfect bodies in their adds, most of the time if not all these peoples images have been edited to make them look better. Also through the media countless companies sell weight loss drugs, weight loss machines, gym member ships and diet foods. There are also multiple TV shows that promote people being "beautiful" like Americas next top model and the biggest loser and similar shows.

I thought of this theme because in my Anthropology class we were discussing the effects of media on youths and how they target specific demographics and how the media also subconsciously pushes kids to conform to the ideal look.