All of a sudden, I found myself thinking sociologically when I was watching American Idol. One contestant sang and was not approved by the judges, this female contestant got very upset because they denied her. She began to argue back that they were wrong, that they denied her only for one reason and her voice was not that reason. She said that it was because she was not as skinny and well shaped like other female contestants. She began to claim that her visual appearance has negatively impacted the judges decisions and that her voice was better than other fit females. The judges tried to clear things up by telling her that looks do not mater at all because they were there to judge peoples voices, not there looks. Yet the woman was not convinced.

This situation brought the concept of "Sociological Imagination" to mind. This book written by C Wright Mills  mentioned the ability to see a connection between the whole world and our own personal lives. This concept reminded me of the lady in American Idol because she began to use her appearances as the reason why the judges denied her. Her thoughts probably came form all of the media that is shown out in public. The common thing is seeing tall, skinny women in advertisements, movies and videos. I think she probably felt like the judges did not like her because she did not carry the media image of a tall, skinny woman.The way females are expected to be the hot, perfect woman by the media has affected people like the lady on the show by not feeling good enough to become famous. Overall the connection here is that the media in the world can impact the way someone feels and acts. Sadly, in this case it has had a negative impact on an individual.