jamie and jackk JJ

'Hotter Than My Daughter' on BBC3

1. Should images in your case study be censored - if so why?

I feel that this programme is very inappropriate as mothers shouldn't be competing against their daughters to look better than them.  

2. If you think your case study has a negative effect on collective groups, could it have a positive effect?

I do not feel that it can have a positive effect as teenage girls already have so much pressure on them to look good from TV and film and beauty adverts.  If their mums are competing with them to look good or "hotter" than them it is only going to spur them on to go to extremes to looks so good.  Girls feel inadequate if they don't look as good as the celebrities they see on TV and I feel its wrong that their Mum's are like this too.

3. Do you agree that your case study could influence /change someone's behavior? 

Yes, I feel that this programme can influence British teenage girls behavior as they will go to extreme lengths to look good in a world that already puts pressure on people, especially girls, to look a certain way from Hollywood films to gossip magazines.   

Effects Debate

What different effects does Charlie Brooker say repeated visions of middle class lifestyle is having on British people?

He says that the repeated visions of middle class lifestyle is giving a false representation of life and making unreal expectations. These are not possible to live up to and lead to making people feel inadequate. Things are always over the top and make people feel their lives are boring as these exciting events will never occur in their lives. They are also creating delusions for children who think they will grow up to be like the people on TV which is very unlikely to happen. They ignore the truths of real life and don't portray the 'real world'. The focus is on money, popularity and looking good rather than family values and working your way in life.