Doll Face

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl6hNj1uOkY

Over the course we learned about simulacra, an image based on nothing that is treated as reality, is very present in our culture. There are idols on TV who are not themselves but personas that really only exist as images. To meet the person in real life would not be the same as meeting the persona because they are not a pure image anymore. But so long as they remain as images they are more believable.

Often people will emulate the images they see in media, especially on TV. The video, Doll Face, comments on this imitation and with an unpleasant result. As one attempts to meet the image a person can lose sense of the differences between the image and limitations of reality. Although the video suggests attempting to push the limits of reality can be dangerous, is it?

What other messages could this video be trying to get across?