“They have ads about how you should dress and how you should look and this and that, and then they say 'but respect people for what they choose to do'. be like.' OK, so what do we do first?" said 16-year-old Kelsey (“Media and Girls”). Women and girls are not represented equally in the media, they are classified based on smaller things like hair color, body size and how intelligent they are. The media sends images of what the “perfect” girl should look like; an unfair image of women is presented in the media. There are many different ways in which women can be portrayed unfairly, for example in advertising , on TV and on social networks. Why can't society accept women and girls for who they are and how they appear? Are there many female role models on TV? positive, but in teen and adult films and TV they are not represented equally (“Media and Girls”). Women appear to be less independent characters than male characters and appear to be driven by love, romance, and their appearance ("Media and Girls"). On TV, male characters are generally more independent; this conveys an unfair image that women and girls are not independent (“Media and Girls”). Why are women classified based on their appearance, hair color, body size, and what they wear if we don't classify male characters that way? Next time you see something about women in the media you might think again because it might not be true. When you see an advertisement or a photo of a girl in a magazine, on TV, on a social network, do you wish she could be more like this, have flawless makeup, a perfect body and an "in" hairstyle? Before you want to think about how girls' photos are edited and... middle of paper... there will be the unanswered questions: Why does the media try to tell girls and women what they should look like? Why can't the media accept people for who they are and how they want to be? Works Cited "Body Image - Girls". Smart media. Smart media. Network. November 19, 2013. Ford, Jennifer. "Fashion Advertising, Men's Magazines, and Sex in Advertising: A Critical-Interpretive Study." University of South Florida. NP Network. November 20, 2013. .Lavine, Howard. "Wise Diaries". Representation of women as sexual objects in television advertising: Effects on body dissatisfaction. NP Network. 20 November 2013. "Media and girls". Smart media. Smart media. Network. November 19 2013. .