How the media affects youth | Oda Faremo Lindholm | TEDxOslo

In this talk Oda Faremo Lindholm points to how continued, and growing, use of sexualisation and prejudice gender roles in media effects a generation of youth that's consuming record high levels of media, from a record low age.

Oda Lindholm is an historian, writer and a journalist. She started her carrier as a journalist at the age of 19, when she started writing for the free magazine called Natt&Dag. At the age of 23, she was a journalist at Dagsavisen, and responsible for the columns about culture, politics and readers’ comments section. At the age of 26, she published her first book, «Bullshitfiltert», and has been nominated to a prestigious literary award, «Brageprisen».

[TheLadyluv]

"What is the perfect body? What is the ideal man or woman? What should we do with our lives? And what role in society do we have based on our gender? These are ideals that change over time. They are not constant, but the media often portrays them as timeless facts."
-Love it.

[BabyBat]

"Instead of rioting against authorities, they are rioting against themselves"

This topic needs so much more awareness and discussion, great research

[opinionday]

Its a very interesting topic how the mass media and films have affected the psychic of people young and old. But I cannot find any interesting programs on you tube about the subject. This talk is narrow, just about the effects on young girls of today.

[Ian-leach]

imagine watching a super hero movie where the heros have average strength, average smarts, average looks. Most media especially films are supposed to take you out of your normal world and immerse you in something spectacular or extreme, films are art and money makers. They do have a powerful influence on people but ultimately you cannot please everyone and make all films not use stereo types, or have very attractive people. The way to help this issue is to not just raise awareness among film makers but rather educate the viewers on the difference between movies / media and reality.

[tfm]

I was forced to watch this by my english teacher but i have to admire that it was quite interesting and i fully understand what problem is the lady talking about.

[GotJay]

I'm a male and have felt all the things they say impact girls. Depression among men is widespread, this isn't a gender based crisis. This is a global crisis.

[МихаилАнтонов-ьш]

Ideals must exist. Ideals are the aim and model to emulate, people should have the pattern and the aim which they eager to achieve.

[djw]

I appreciate the importance of this subject and it is indeed a very dangerous part of our society. However, this is not a exclusive problem for women.

[KrrishShukla]

This should be renamed to "How the media Affects the Girls."

[KrrishShukla]

and why are we even discussiong about the amount of access "given", no one should be allowed to censor what should be given and what should be not, but agree with the point which says that we have to teach the youth about the reality of Media Depictions. But you shouldn't take away the media from the youth, or in this case girls.

[adrianthomas]

You have your biases as well. What would be interesting is to compare the image of women now and in the 19th century. Are women happier now or in the past. Men and women are different.

[rosharizaharis]

the problem that she addressed not only happen in the western world, but also in the developing countries, as long as the internet are accessible to young people...

[mohitthakur]

Especially for if men can do anything without being are the last priority in case of any catastrophe and who shed their blood in wars. Societies all around the world have a use and throw policy.

[Age__]

Imagine how awkward it would've been for all the guys just sitting there

[mor_in_flow]

Its sad that out all the views this video has, there are only 5 comments and there is only one that in my opinion doesnt seem to be a result of the problem that she is talking about.

[Carljung.we.are.what.we.hate.]

What about TV it's where media influence started but overlooked

[noveclaireente]

Sometimes, i doubt the existence of gender equality especially for the male's.

[blob]

when you already knew it affected your health but you dont listen

[serenaw]

I almost didn’t wanna click cause I thought it was a kid making this Ted talk

[horrorbeyondhumancomprehension]

This changed from "How media negatively affectes YOUTH" to "how media negatively affects GIRLS".

I guess as a 14 year-old boy, I don't matter in the eyes of the speaker