Glamorization?

          One of my biggest pet peeves about media today is how they glamorize stupid people. How many of us would actually be friends with any of the people on Jersey Shore? I should rephrase that to, how many of us would actually hang out with these people because we think they are SO COOL. Would they still be cool if they weren't famous and on TV all the time, and people didn't talk about them all the time? Would they be people that you saw on your school campus or in public and you would think, " oh that person looks like someone I want to get to know"?

         I can't stand how the media takes all these people that really do absolutely nothing with their lives and makes them seem so cool and awesome. All the girls want to be them and all the boys want to date them (and vice versa). Their lives aren't that amazing. You think they've actually done something fulfilling in their lives? When was the last time they took time to get to know a stranger? When was the last time they sat down with someone and just asked " What is your life story?" when did they care about someone other than themselves?

         People glorify these "celebrities" like they are a god. Then they wonder why their own lives are messed up, they wonder why they think some of the things that they think... or even say some of the things that they say.

        There has been this long debate on how the media affects our lives as human beings. Does action movies make us want to go out and kill people? Well not necessarily. But it is proven that whatever you fill your life up with is what you put out into other people's lives.

         When you get angry do you swear? Why is it you swear when you get angry? Well, think about that for just a second... where did you get that from and what made it OK to suddenly spout swear words when your angry but it's not OK any other time? You justify it because you're angry.

         Or how about sex has suddenly become JUST sex. That people now think of it as just something that happens, that we do. Then we feel the need to fall into this category and even take time to CONSIDER having this thought ourselves about sex. Or that we have to have sex with someone because we need to know if it would work out between that person. Well let me tell you, if you need to have sex with someone just to prove it will/won't work out with them... IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT. Sex won't be the deciding factor on that scenario. So just stop while you even think you're ahead.

         The media glamorizes so many things and if we aren't careful we will find ourselves doing the exact same things by our actions throughout the day. They start with suddle changes in our lives then all of a sudden we get to this point where we have to ask ourselves... How did I ever get here? Where did all that go? I never used to be like this.

         Point being, watch what you are putting into your lives. We all know the Golden Rule, right? Do unto others as they do unto you? Love your neighbor as yourself. All that awesome business.

        Well if you want to be happy with yourself then you need to respect yourself.

-Jen