self harm

Times are changing fast and kids are forced to grow up too soon, I remember when I was 12 I would go to the town centre with an adult and I wouldn't even be interested in make- up or boys. Now I see children as young as 10 on their own, doing as they please with no regards to what is around them... how times have changed. But the more freedom kids have at a young age could also lead to them having more and more pressure thrust upon them due to all the media and marketing etc they are being exposed to, but not only that but if they don't conform to current trends or have the latest gadgets they could be ridiculed and bullied.

Movies in particular have an increasing affect on what kids get up to. But the film that I found disturbing was Twilight. Not only does this film encourage young girls to go into abusive relationship but it inadvertently encourages self harm. This is incredibly irresponsible of the film industry, they have made it so that girls will find it attractive to go for the outcast or the troubled youth, thinking that they can "save" him. All throughout the first film the main character was shouting and generally being horrible to the "heroine" and she keeps coming back for more and it seems like she enjoys it. The second instalment to the series sees "Bella" repeatedly hurt herself inorder to see " Edward". This is a weak role model for young girls, because first it teaches them that you can't fulfil your potential without a man and secondly it shows her harm herself. The film industry is so huge and this film was hugely popular amongst young girl, it should have been more responsible in what message it was putting out there.

But the young girls should also realise that Bella is a fictitious character and that they can decide not to be like her.