Representation of Teen Girls in the Media

                Teen girls are everywhere in the media, we see them in T.V. shows and movies, magazines and advertisements. Generally speaking, teen girls are represented similarly in all situations. We have been labelled as moody, boy crazy drama queens. Normally they are also shown as being obsessed with their appearance and wardrobe. If teen girls are not given that stereotype they are either goths with tattoos and piercings or a nerd who doesn't care about her wardrobe. There are exceptions to this but in general teen girls are divided into those three categories, the materialistic drama queen, the goth and the nerd. As a teen girl there is some pressure to fit into one of these categories, but the real problem is that society clumps girls into these categories by telling them what they are supposed to like through ads, magazines and T.V. I think many girls understand that they aren't a nerd if they are smart and for most teen girls boys and clothes are not the most important thing in their lives. But yet the media tells girls that thats how we all are. A good example of these categories being shown is in the show "Modern Family" where the two teen girls are drastically different. One is a humorously stupid, fashion forward stereotypical popular girl while the other is a smart, nerdy and opinionated. Both fall into the typical teen girl image, and there is so many more examples of these stereotypes! The other day when reading a teen vogue magazine I saw a quiz called "what type of girl are you?" the 4 options were drama girl, preppy girl, sporty girl and emotional girl. Girls are being taught that they are original but the media is telling them otherwise, you  can be one of 4 things so choose wisely ladies. If you want to see what type of girl you are you can take this quiz The What Kind of Girl Are You? Quiz. This quiz is one of many that just enforces the idea that girls can have one of 4 personalities even though they are at the same time being told to be original. Overall the media has taken the general outline of a teen girl and made it common knowledge that that is how girls are and should be.