MHM Magazine

24 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | Issu3 2 | 2022 MHM THE HISTORY OF SEXUALISATION IN THE MEDIA If you think the media’s influence on society is a new development, you might want to think again. The media’s iron-tight grip on society has moulded our every move since before ‘the media’ had its name. The media has decided for centuries how we as individuals act, dress, perceive the world and perceive ourselves. Just look at the power of propaganda — whether it’s advocating war in the 1940s or it’s a major broadcasting network pushing its agenda, propaganda calls the tune of anyone who’ll listen. It might have manifested By Dean McCoubrey Founder of My Social Life HOW DOES THE SEXUALISATION OF TEENS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT OUR CHILDREN