Blog 3
I think I may have failed miserably at getting the picture on here. Work with me.
I googled Vanessa Hudgens, an extremely popular teen star of today and I found a Teen magazine cover that featured her. I had no problems with the picture of Vanessa...she was tastefully clothed and looked a tiny bit more wholesome than the usual teen stars (ie. Lindsay Lohan, Hillary Duff, etc.). It was the other article topics mentioned on the cover that I wasn't a huge fan of. Stories such as 'how to be popular', 'the best makeup tricks' and '4 guys every girl should date' dominated the cover and magazine. I was curious about the age demographics of Teen Magazine's subscribers and found out that they target girls aged 12-17. I feel like there are a lot more important issues that could be discussed with these young girls than 'how to be popular.' I think our society forces little girls to grow up a lot faster than they need to or at least makes it desirable to act a lot older than their age. When twelve year olds buy this magazine to read about their favorite High School Musical star, they get makeup and boy tips along with it. I don't think this done anything to help raise strong, confident females.