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Essay / The Harmful Effects of Twisted Media - 620
In today's society, our media is the source through which many people receive messages or information. The music conveys messages about the artist's past life experiences, such as hardships and successes. Television transmits ideas about the latest trends and expectations of the “ideal life”. The films portray the heroic role that men should play at all times, while always making women appear as a fragile and helpless character. In other words, the media is the filter through which standards of living or guidelines are presented to people. However, these standards or guidelines are sometimes not described as precisely as one might think and are sometimes even distorted. As a result, certain content in the media can sometimes harm men and women emotionally. Analyzing what specifically causes this emotional damage can perhaps give us a better understanding of ways to properly filter media. Music, especially in rap, is a major source of media that can be emotionally harmful to women. Today's popular artists like Lil Wayne, Eminem, Wiz Khalifa and many more ten...