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».
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@BabyBat14]

"Instead of rioting against authorities, they are rioting against themselves" This topic needs so much more awareness and discussion, great research

[@TheLady2luv]

"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.

[@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.

[@opinionday0079]

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.

[@mastersamurai7683]

I just said the same thing?

[@clemensschierl8832]

Facts

[@opinionday0079]

@@clemensschierl8832 ?

[@GrayCodeGaming]

Please give me more info on this topic for all ages and all gender

[@tfm8874]

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.

[@z.7961]

we have to make an essay about this

[@eldiospalomo2334]

it just happened the same to me and i really didnt hear the part where she talks about men being sexualized and havong th same problems. did i hear wrong or does she have double standards?

[@cooinckaci3525]

Same tho, we have to write some text about this.

[@geraldpalisoc0414]

Is that about the essay? 😭😂

[@GotJay713]

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.

[@richardcarte139]

This video is so girl centric. All she was saying was what is the hard times that girls go through. If she was talking about media she should’ve talked about the poisonous propaganda that affects both genders. As a matter of fact statistically speaking as far as mental illness goes depression etc. boys statistically have it worse but we certainly should focus on who has it worse and certainly shouldn’t focus on just the stereotypes that affect the groups that we are personally affected by. Her heart was in the right place but she was to specifically focused. So amen to your comment.

[@asikoaliko3727]

@@richardcarte139 show that statistic then, where's the source.

[@doodsilog]

​@@richardcarte139 most numbers of suic!de are men. Yet no one talks about it like it was never a problem.

[@mor_in_flow3935]

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.

[@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.

[@KrrishShukla]

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

[@PVTfluffy]

True, but that title would narrow the people that view this. Besides everyone can learn a thing or two from this media.

[@silasgreaves6134]

@PVTfluffy And it should narrow the way people view this video. I'm trying to find sources on a research paper of how *children* should be exposed to media. Not girls, *children*, and I just wasted maybe 6 or 7 minutes of my time on a source that isn't useful in the slightest. Not to mention her whole shpeal was chock full of loosely related facts or interpretations and much less actual statistics or lab studies. Ugh

[@timmyburch4117]

Silas Greaves greekJoy

[@user-nu9jq3tl6m]

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

[@zuneraatiq6324]

i th9nk her point was they make to many that make you feel like the only person who doesn't fit in

[@AtoZ-fk8rw]

agree

[@AtoZ-fk8rw]

agree

[@raspberry1514]

1:50 9:37

[@djw9985]

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.

[@richardcarte139]

Amen :)

[@Age__101]

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

[@obelius_]

true lmfao

[@rosharizaharis1399]

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...

[@adrianthomas1473]

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.

[@yaskhalid3403]

Where is the place?

[@williamproctor2886]

yeah.

[@xSAner]

That escalated quickly...

[@ct1434]

Lmao

[@kilocraftk4456]

hello

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

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

[@norbertevicmar.1539]

6:45

[@norbertevicmar.1539]

9:06

[@blob6808]

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

[@serenaw5107]

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

[@norbertevicmar.1539]

5:52

[@norbertevicmar.1539]

3:10

[@noveclaireente7796]

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

[@richardcarte139]

Thank you :)

[@skyyyh3133]

4:50

[@mohitthakur6314]

Especially for woman.......as if men can do anything without being judged.....who 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.

[@alexwells6876]

Exactly, this is a human problem, too many people narrow things down to be a gender problem. We all live on this planet together, we need look past the boundaries of gender and instead try to improve humanity and society as a whole.

[@kongkerwin5556]

the girl who gives speech is really nervous

[@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

[@mastersamurai7683]

its surprising how few videos about this subject

[@forall1984]

🧚🏻‍♂️🌌🦅🤗

[@blakez]

Play Roblox Every Day -MassDestructionPro

[@119ryan8]

119ryan bless up

[@jovitsantos9144]

I wonder, Am I belong to what we called youth? Haha

[@pavanmishra3128]

Obsessed with feminism

[@mohitthakur6314]

Yugen R. And you are the solution how.... Why could not see talk about both the genders...."especially girls" .... Boys also get influenced .... At least name the video right...if it was written media influencing girls...then I could have listened to her....I came to hear how it influences society not "women". Women are strong, powerful....these people always portray them as victims... And men as the opressers that is the problem.

[@obelius_]

bruhh what in the most boring ted talk ive ever watched and received by a teacher smh lmfao

[@blakez]

G she must be mad at her daughter or she is just in a bad mood

[@kadianwilliams3771]

I think social media do have a bad influence on youths

[@zuneraatiq6324]

no, i think she's trying to help.

[@zuneraatiq6324]

Or maybe ur mad because ur scared ur parents will see the video and agree, therefore take your phone away.Don't comment just to hate

[@EdWedgie]

YOU GUYS ARE MEDIA LMFAO I’m going to just listen to the outdoors for now on. I hate both sides of this.

[@arshdeep3965]

5:25

[@norbertevicmar.1539]

7:07

[@norbertevicmar.1539]

4:53