Andi Bean's blog

I'm enjoying my project. And missing Scrubs. But mostly enjoying my project. But it wasn't until tonight I figured out a hitch. I am cleansing myself of all the negative images that the media feeds me about what women are supposed to look and act like. But at the same time, I'm stuck with all the things I've experienced during my nearly twenty years of life.  Read More »

It's not just giving up television, but giving up the three medias I've chosen that has provided me with a second positive outcome of this experiment. Of course, my primary goal was to see if not watching television, movies, or reading magazines helped give me a more positive outlook on my personal body image, rather than relying on the media to tell me what I should look like.  Read More »

Surprisingly I didn't get a chance to write about it last night.  I survived my first day being tv-, film-, and magazine-free.  It was somewhat harder than I'd expected for a few reasons. 

First, the question of whether or not I could watch cartoons.  I'm an avid Adult Swim fan, so I'll miss my cartoons.  And my friends are sad that they will not be able to watch my Brak collection.  But I figure it's the principle of the thing.  Although I'm not dealing with such drastic images of body type ideals from cartoons, if I say I'm not going to watch television, I'm not going to watch television.  So even though I love my cartoons, I'm NOT going against my plans.  Read More »

It has just occurred to me tonight is my last night of visual media influence.  It almost feels daunting, since I've yet to come up with alternative ways to spend time with friends if we can't watch movies or television.  My tiny list that I've created in the past... oh... three minutes includes board games (which I do not own), We <3 Katamari, and cooking.  I have a feeling that it may be some time before I gain popularity with my friends.  But who knows?  A dinner party may be in order!  Read More »

I have an on-going disfunctional relationship with the media.  I understand its purpose.  The media is there to inform, entertain, and sell a product.  Yet I loathe the relationship that the media has with its audience.  The media assumes the audience doesn't understand the true messages it sends, the audience assumes the media has their best interests in mind.  Circular, misleading relationships tangling the general public into an endless chain of persuasion and consumption.   Read More »