Hello! I hope you all have enjoyed reading our blog as much as we have enjoyed writing it. Through this blog I learned a lot about the media's presentation of women and the type of resources available to teenage girls.
I was not surprised to see that the media focused on the superficial aspects of female celebrities. However, I was surprised at how difficult it was to find coverage of the meaningful political work that some celebrities do engage in! I read the content of publications like People and Seventeen Magazine with a critical eye for the first time. I realized how easy it is to skim publications like Seventeen Magazine, only appreciating the superficial. But, if you appreciate the accomplishments of the girls in the magazines past their new workout regimen, there are a lot of celebrities overcoming challenges to pursue their passions. While there is no shortage of awesome female celebrities at all ages who are accomplishing impressive feats, finding a political angle in addition to an empowering angle was challenging.
My experience reflected a shortage of media on the content of celebrities' accomplishments that is accessible to pre-teen and teenage girls. More blogs like this one will inform girls about their role models' achievements beyond dressing well or dating a cute boy. So I call to action any readers that really enjoyed this blog -- write something yourself!
-Olivia O
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