On January 31, Amelia, Bee, and I had an interview with social worker Carrie Wofsy, who works with patients who deal with eating disorders. She answered all of our questions and talked about people’s impacts on posting on social media and how that leads children to develop and consume standards that they have to follow. Wofsy made it clear to us that when we post these photos and videos about how we look, act, and speak, they will mold into our brains and automatically grow to the next generation. She also said that people need to find a way to talk about media more positively and balance out the unhappy thoughts, and that can lead to a healthy mindset and life. Wofsy says that in her work, she sees patients between the ages of 10 to early 20’s. According to research, most of the insecurities and eating disorders usually spark from that age range. We learned a lot, thank you Carrie!

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On January 29th, Amelia, Bee, Raya, Emma, Mia and I all went to the Paley Center For Media at 53rd street. We had an interview with the director and educator, Bekah Fisk. She answered our questions, which are recorded. She also showed us a montage of different videos, including music videos, ads, and clips from movies and tv shows. They all had a connection to the portrayal of women in media. We learned that most of the stereotypes came from mens’ perspectives and then put them into media and that spreads and creates more standards. Fisk told us that her mother cared deeply about how she looked. We learned a lot of facts about social media and how women are more pressured on TikTok, Instagram, and other media platforms and how that affects their mental health and how it becomes addicting. Our groups learned a lot from this talk, and we also had fun interviewing Bekah!

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