My Relationship with Media

I have always had a strange connection with media. For the longest time it has always been a part of me. From when I was a little girl I remember talking about my favorite Disney shows from Hannah Montana to Austin & Ally. I loved characters like Kim from Kickin't because she showed power and that women can be just as strong as boys. I remember dressing up like Draculaura from Monster High because I loved pretending that I was a pretty vampiress that could wear pink all the time. Still to this day I watch an insane amount of T.V shows that influence what I like and dislike. I watch movies like US and Get Out because I could relate to the message of what the movie is saying I liked seeing my own ideas and views being represented. I did not just watch these T.V shows as a kid, I analyzed them I theorized about my favorite characters before I even knew how to spell theorized. I love Media but it has not always haven the best affect on me. Due to consuming so much media my attention span has dropped. As well, I have a tendency to over think everything because as a kid I used to think about things that do not matter for fun.s

Unlike some of my fellow peers I do not use Instagram or Snapchat so I believe that when it came to social media I would not be affected at all. Although I have reached the conclusion that this thinking is wrong due to the amount of time I spend on YouTube. Last week I spent a total of eighteen hours on YouTube alone so needless to say I am on there quite a bit. Whether it is just listening to music or watching the news it is obvious YouTube has affected me. I get so many notifications a day I ignore them and I have been so used to that with video notifications I do it when my friends text me using excuses like "I'll talk to them later'' when I never do. I watch a lot of analysis videos on YouTube something that has carried over from my childhood so I have gone deeper into that as media has grew. 

A franchise I have always loved was the Mortal Kombat games. I loved playing as characters like Kitana, Sonya and Scorpion because I felt that I was powerful and could do anything because in those games, I could. In Mortal Kombat Universe I could save Earthrelm and look great while doing it. I fell in love with these characters and their stories but that is not what Mortal Kombat is notorious for. Mortal Kombat is famous for it's gore. I will not lie and say that the gore is not a part of the series but it wasn't all of it. I wonder if subconsciously I have become more numb to violence after performing so many fatalities. If so, that is another way media has effected my life. Media is a great thing and it has done some good things but it has also affected all of us for better or for worse.