Visual Literacy LL7

Visual literacy is important because it is necessary for people to understand what symbols mean and how they are used to explain certain concepts. I do not think that visual literacy should be the focus of education because it does not encompass everything that a person needs to know when they are learning. They can not learn what a word means, how to use it in a sentence, or how to spell it simply through a picture/ visual. I feel that to an extent there is a double standard as to how men are represented. Women are supposed to always be flawless when they are portrayed and look beautiful, whereas men can have flaws and do not need to be perfect. In viewing the clip about Sarah Palin, it became clear that even political figure were no exception. I think that it should not matter and everyone should know what people really look like because visual literacy in the media helps to reinforce a lot of the negative aspects of the culture in children that leads to eating disorders, underage drug abuse and and other various activities.