I misread the word 'reflections' as 'reflectious', which then reminded me of 'infectious'. It got me thinking about media influences on young women and I feel like even though the media sometimes tries to say that girls should like who they are and feel confident, they just come out with more things that challenge that original statement. Confidence is easier said than done, and no matter how much the media tries to erase the self-loathing that they've forced on young women, it's always going to be there, with the skinny, pretty, successful models and actresses, the diet pills and programs, and the cosmetics commercials that are everywhere in our lives - the Internet, TV, magazines, billboards. Everywhere.