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KILLING US SOFTLY 4 (in FULL)

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“I think this series is incredibly important. A big part of stopping body hate is to be aware of the manipulations that effect your self-esteem, it is so important to ask yourself questions about why you think the way you think. You may want to believe that the media has no effect on how you feel about yourself, maybe you’re right, but maybe you’re wrong. It’s important to study our surroundings, study ourselves, and learn how to shield ourselves from these negative influences” –Annie

This is a MUST WATCH for anybody. – Media Literacy is such an important topic, especially in our time, when the media seeems to be come more aggressive and intrusive with every year. – They als grow bolder, to be seen, to gain attention. They create images that contradict themselves and thus create impossible ideals, which are harmful, not only for women but also for men.

We all should be aware and should speak up against it.

This is worth watching and sharing. Please follow the Part 2 link above to watch this in its entirety.

Definitely worth watching the full thing. I especially loved the section in part 2 where Kilbourne discussing how traits that should be viewed as “human,” traits that can be possessed by both males and females, are artificially separated and constructed as “feminine” or “masculine” with those things constructed as “feminine” being defined as somehow innately weaker or lesser when they are not weaker or lesser.