The selected article is "Why must Rhianna's pop songs tell girls they're 'sl**s'?" Which is written by Dr. Linda Popudupolus. The author raises key questions about how girls are portrayed in music videos and how this can impact their identities, as teenage girls seek out "ultra-thin and glamorous" models (Bell, Lawtona and Dittmar , 2007). . As Papadouplus points out, women are used as “sex objects” so that a music video appears more attractive and appealing (Papadopoulos, 2010). As a result, this leads to a greater risk of impact on the development of adolescent girls. For example, according to Bell, Lawtona, and Dittmar (2007), there has been a rapid increase in body dissatisfaction among adolescent girls due to unrealistic body ideals developed through sociocultural norms of thinness and beauty, which has had an impact on development. of the identity of adolescent girls. Additionally, another issue raised in the article is the use of lyrics and how women are portrayed in them. For example, the use of sexual terms used to describe or identify female participants in music videos tends to use explicit language; which illustrates the role that women play (Papadopoulos, 2010). Since the use of explicit language degrades women, it also creates a stereotype among teenage girls about how they should act or behave towards the opposite sex. This also represents the role that gender plays in music. For example, the masculine gender is much more likely to be dominant than the feminine gender because they are perceived as strong, masculine, and powerful. So this makes girls feel more submissive because this type of behavior can lead to teenage girls becoming more passive, dependent because of how...... middle of paper ...... For example, adolescent girls They may be labeled by the media as a whole, but they may also struggle individually to eliminate the stigmas attached to them, while finding a place in their social capital (Barkhuus, 1999). As a result, this could impact adolescent girls since the transition to adulthood is often associated with an increase in responsibilities, but at the same time they are labeled in the media due to the preconceived notion of how women should behave (Cieslik and Simpson, 2013). Overall, adolescent girls' identities can easily be influenced and constructed by the media due to the cultural and social norms created within society. This can have an impact on adolescent girls' development in terms of their identity, which can put them in danger or vulnerability, due to the content present in the media and the preconceptions they have created towards women..