Allison Hostetler, author of Barbie and Cinderella as mirrors and models, connects to the issue of body image. While reading this article, I continually shook my head up and down because I completely agreed with Allison. Many times throughout the essay, the author made me stop and think about what she was saying. After recognizing what the author was saying, I realized that I could relate to many situations and apply them to different scenarios. Did Barbie dolls, brat dolls, or even movies play a role in our lives growing up? When I think back to my childhood and look at how I think now, I think they played a role in how my friends and I thought at the time. Especially today, about how society looks at people and how many television programs have actors with "perfected" bodies. The issue posed while reading was how men and women are clearly not that equal in art. Reading about the genre in one of the readings, I found it very interesting that there is a group called The Guerrilla Girls. The Guerrilla Girls are women who hide their identities under masks that look like gorillas. Along with the masks they wear, they also wear black skirts or shorts and wear heels. This allows everyone to recognize them as females. Another issue that strikes me is the influence that large corporations have on art. Author of But is it Art?, he discusses how companies began to contribute to art. In reading, Freeland says, “there has been a shift in funding for museums. And in 1992, a generous donation of approximately $700 million was given to the museum to better publicize the art and its culture” (102). Considering both gender and money issues, they do not relate much, but some might... middle of paper... etal, or even national, many artists now have an ideal body, for spectators to look at (body image) . The consequences of music videos and/or media have similar effects on males and females. Males may also experience low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. Agliata and Tantleff-Dunn state that “95% of college-aged men expressed dissatisfaction with some parts of their bodies, and 70% reported a discrepancy between their current and ideal body shape” (The Impact of Media Exposure on Males ' Body Image, 7 ). Music videos don't just sell their bodies, they sell their clothes and their lifestyle. To sell one's body, society wants the artist to have the perception of an ideal body. The music industry sells desire and dissatisfaction so that society constantly buys the latest fashion and newest cars so that individuals in society can keep up with the world of artists.