I have grown up with TV, magazines, movies, and other forms of controlled media. As a female, I find myself aware of the images of women presented in the media, drawn to some and repelled by others.
Like most little girls, my early education began with TV animations featuring fictional girls. I admired Madeline for her friendliness and helpfulness, and worshiped The Powerpuff Girls for their courage and abilities to beat up monsters and naughty boys. The Sailor Moon impressed great confusion on me with its inhumanly sexy characters (although I soon became a huge fan and enthusiastically imitated their lines and styles). Olive in Popeye never won my favor with her constant clumsiness and cowardly behaviors and, at an age of 7, I was clearly aware of my indignation aroused by the patronization of the character Dee Dee in Dexter’s Laboratory.
A woman’s appearance matters--this is perhaps one the biggest message sent out in media. Driven by commercial needs, companies use media to......

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