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Introduction From any corner in the world you will be surrounded by propaganda in the streets, in your house, even when youre driving. Propaganda appears in many forms but I personally accept it to be the shaping of man beliefs, in which communication is used with the intention of manipulating. In short, propaganda is the artwork of brainwash. This form of art has been going for many centuries and has fiddleed an important role in the annals of art, especially during the 20th century in which propaganda was used to persuade people to join the military service or to stand for their countries during wartime. At that time the butt was only one, nowadays there is more than one objective how does propaganda influence the way 21st century society pre-establishes ideas and makes contradictions within taboos such as tattoos, hemp and sexuality?By focusing on marijuana it can be noticed that there are several public opinions to it. Some believe it should be legalized as a drug, others think it shouldnt and others think it should only be consumed for medical benefit. Similarly, tattoos are said to be a respectable form of art by some while others state that they demonstrate a lack of education and class and that once you get a tattoo you put yourself in a lower echelon of society. Media and propaganda encourage us to accept all types of sexuality. Propaganda describes homosexuals and bisexuals as exhibitors of gender-atypical behaviors.Despite the fact that propaganda has become less stereotyped over time, researchers believe that it hasnt changed that much over the last ten years. Taboo Tattoos. Social definition.Tattoos are defined to be a permanent mark or project made on the skin by a proc... ...d Elisava in Barcelona respectively, and who wish to remain anonymous, I can determine that my conclusion is valid, as all these factors play a role when pre-establishing ideas and making contradictions. I can also state that it is in fact, a form of manipulation, a s it makes the audience pre-establish ideas about certain things and then judge others.However, the students stated that, apparently, this was decreasing with the passing of time, as these taboos are becoming more accepted by first world countries.To conclude, I believe this is a vicious cycle similar to the story of the chicken and the egg. Which came first? Society has a pre-established idea. Media and mass communication want to sell what the audience wants, so they portray these ideologies, so in turn, society is subconsciously affected by the concepts conveyed, as they are stereotyped...But by who?