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Sunday, October 1, 2006 at 09:44AM In an era where we are just beginning to understand the significant implications of culture, fashion and entertainment on self esteem, it behooves me to wonder why and how a TV show named Ugly Betty gets released.
I’ve been parousing the news sites this morning, and stumbled across the Ugly Betty ad, right beside another ad from Dove, which actually is an outstanding service announcement about the implications of low self esteem on girls, and what women can do to support a young girl’s self esteem. Mixed messages, or what?
MamaVISION has another take on the idiocy of TV, and the messages that are being sent to the young women of today on “America’s top Model….
Sigh. Who let this one out of the stable, and what sort of justification could there possibly be?
Silly people.
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Reader Comments (1)
Ugly Betty is adding fuel to my fire. So what exactly is the point of this show, to humiliate a young girl based on her looks? I've got to hope there is some light at the end of the tunnel here but from the description of the show on the ABC site I am not sure.
I watched the video clips on the ABC site only to find this is a take off of a Columbian telenova that became an international hit.
Another lovely example of American media for our children to consume. Not only do we bombard them with images that they have to be beautiful, now they are shamed if they are deemed to be "ugly."
You may like my post from this morning, check it out here http://mamavision.wordpress.com/2006/10/04/the-dark-sidemodeling-at-its-finest/
Take care,
mamavision