Blog #8
I learned a lot in this class. I guess it really opened my eyes to how much the media is really targeting girls at a much younger age. It is a huge consumer culture when it comes to targeting these young girls. The first time I watched an episode of Zoey 101 was in this class. I had always heard about it because I have a two year old niece whose name is Zoee as well and she absolutely loves the show. She thinks that she is Zoey on TV. When I watched the episode in class, it really made me realize that my little niece is internalizing all of these images and messages. It is not the worst show in the world, but it shows some very stereotypical and gendered images. I want my niece to be aware that what she sees on TV is not reality. This class really made me realize how critically we have to look at everything that surrounds us.