Katrina Hayes
Journal #6
April 5,2014

                                After watching the documentary Miss Representation I found myself feeling bothered. I am aware of the likes and dislikes that the media as towards women of color and size. I don’t think a size 2 is the ideal size for today’s women. As I watched the kids expressing how they feel about what others say about them, made me think about myself when I was at their age. I can most definitely relate to them, it’s different now then how it was when I was growing up.  Depression has doubled since 2000 -2010 for women, all because of how the media portray the way a woman should look. The pressure of being pretty enough or skinny enough is ridiculous, in today’s society young girls are pretty much dying to fit in, and it’s sad.  Some young girls and women are even going as far as getting surgical procedures to make the look like someone else. Why not be happy with the way God made you? I know I had my own struggles growing up trying to be like the next girl, but as I got older I learned to embrace the person God made me. I don’t have any kids but I do have a God Daughter and nieces I try to tell them positive things and to let them know to be yourself and embrace that, no matter how someone may try to put you down or tell you how to look remember God made you in his own perfect way and you should be thankful.