Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Tyra Show- The stereotype episode
I remember maybe a couple of weeks ago Tyra was doing a show on stereotypes. On one side of her she had people that were the stereotypers and on the other side of her she had the stereotypees, in other words, the people being harsly judge. What really gets me is how are you going to have all of these stereotypical views about people and you probably have a whole bunch of problems that know one even knows about. One example in particular is this black dude that was sitting on the "stereotypees" side. He has his hair cut in a ceaser and was wearing a black bubble coat, some jeans and some sneakers. It was something like that but I don't remember exactly what he was wearing. Anyway, Tyra asked the "stereotypers" what they thought about him. they had the nerve to say that he looked like a gangbanger or a drug dealer byu the way he was dressed and that they would probably feel intimidated or scared by him because he may rob them or something. I thought to myself, WOOOOOW! I remember the dude saying that he was a student in college and soemthing else. Those people just really ate their words. I understand that their is a time and place for everything, especially when it comes to the way you act, the way you carry yourself and the way you dress. But since when did an African American man wearing jeans and a bubble coat constitute him as being a criminal?
Brack Obama's Presidency
Do you know what I am getting sick of? I am getting sick of people, ESPECIALLY the Republican party, always trying to criticize what Barack Obama is trying to do. As with any president, we as the public may not always like the decisions that one makes, but I feel like as long as it gives us the end result we are looking for than it is all worth it. i was just teliing my mother the other night that sometimes you have to go through a few negatives in order to get a positive and thats just real. What the GOP fail to realize is that President Obama has to deal with more than any other president has ever had to deal with because of all of the mess that Bush left behind. This is the worst financial time we have ever been through and we are still going through it. It improves little by little everyday, but sometimes it will get worse before it gets better. It was Bush's responsibility as our President to not let this happen but he allowed this to happen and now Obama has to pick up the pieces. People are trying to criticize Obama's want for economic reform, but I don't see anyone else coming up with any better suggestions. Actually, according to Obama in his CBS interview with Katie Couric during the opening of the superbowl, he claimed that it was originally the Republicans idea, but then they decided to change their mind. I thought that was very interesting to say the least.
End of Semester
So, it is coming to then end of the semester and this week it is exceptionally busy since they closed the school last week wednesday. Why you ask? BECAUSE OF THE BLIZZARD!! Yes, that's right blizzard. I know if you are from New York City, you must be thinking, "When was the last time I heard the word blizzard in New York City?" Well, not in a long time, because the last blizzard we had here was I believe in 1995. That was over a decade ago and before you know it, it will be TWO decades ago. But yes, I think this is the most snow we have had in a long time. you know it is defnitely a classified "blizzard" when public transportation is not working properly or you can't drive your car because the roads are to bumpy. Now, today it is actually snowing again and it is really coming down. But to be honest I can deal with the blizzard before I can deal with this snow storm, because this one is slushy, rain mixed with snow. I HATE that!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Source #5
Andsager, J. & Roe, K.(2003).”What’s Your Definition of Dirty, Baby?”: Sex in Music Video.Sexuality & Culture, 7(3), 79.
Even though I was only able to obtain he first page of this article, I chose this because it basically states that sex is what sells. It says that even thought the sexual(and violent imagery in a music video doesn’t last long, it has huge impact on not only the viewers, but the artist themselves to be more noticeable.
Even though I was only able to obtain he first page of this article, I chose this because it basically states that sex is what sells. It says that even thought the sexual(and violent imagery in a music video doesn’t last long, it has huge impact on not only the viewers, but the artist themselves to be more noticeable.
Source #4
Gonzalez de Rivas, M. Milteer, R., Shifrin, D., Fuld, G., Mulligan, D., Altmann, T. et al (2009). Pediatrics.Impact of Music, Music Lyrics, and Music Videos on children and Youth, 124, 1488-1494.
I chose this piece of research because it demonstrates the effects music videos have on children and youth. We must consider that there are also a lot of other factors that come into play when it comes to today generation of children, such as age, culture, ethnicity and environment. They say that some have argued that when children listen to music or watch music videos, that they pay little attention to the words if any attention is given. However there are also studies that are contrary to this saying that the more importance adolescents give to a certain type of music, the more attention they will pay to the lyrics and the visuals.
I chose this piece of research because it demonstrates the effects music videos have on children and youth. We must consider that there are also a lot of other factors that come into play when it comes to today generation of children, such as age, culture, ethnicity and environment. They say that some have argued that when children listen to music or watch music videos, that they pay little attention to the words if any attention is given. However there are also studies that are contrary to this saying that the more importance adolescents give to a certain type of music, the more attention they will pay to the lyrics and the visuals.
Source #3
Teggemann, M. & Slater, A.(2003). International Journal of Eating Disorders. Thin Ideals in Music Television: A Source of Social Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction, 35, 48-58.
I chose this journal because it refers to music videos and the effect they have on women and their dissatisfaction of their body. I thought this was interesting to include in my research paper because a lot of women yearn to look like these video models because of the fact that they are thin and can attract any man they want. Watching these sexy women in these music videos can be mentally detrimental to someone’s health because of the desire to be thin, which in turn can lead to eating disorders.
I chose this journal because it refers to music videos and the effect they have on women and their dissatisfaction of their body. I thought this was interesting to include in my research paper because a lot of women yearn to look like these video models because of the fact that they are thin and can attract any man they want. Watching these sexy women in these music videos can be mentally detrimental to someone’s health because of the desire to be thin, which in turn can lead to eating disorders.
Source #2
Steffans, K.(2005).Confessions of a Video Vixen. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
I chose this autobiography because it is not only a tell-all, but could be considered as a self-help book talking about a woman who was a video model and went down a path of destruction. Being in videos of well-known artists, the large sums of money really got to her head, so she did some things in that life that were not very healthy. She demonstrates that if you want to enter that world, you need to have some caution and to understand what you may be in for.
I chose this autobiography because it is not only a tell-all, but could be considered as a self-help book talking about a woman who was a video model and went down a path of destruction. Being in videos of well-known artists, the large sums of money really got to her head, so she did some things in that life that were not very healthy. She demonstrates that if you want to enter that world, you need to have some caution and to understand what you may be in for.
Source For my English Term Paper #1
Hansen, C. & Hansen, R. (2000).Media Entertainment: The Phychology of its Appeal. In D.Zillman & P.Vorderer(Ed.), Music and Music Videos (pp.175-196). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc, Inc.,Publishers
I chose this book because it talks about the appeal of entertainment, specifically, in this chapter, to music and music videos. Hansen and Hansen describe studies that were conducted showing the percentages of people who found different genres of music the most appealing. More importantly, these studies proved how attracted to the music each person would be according to the type of imagery in music videos. For example it demonstrates what gives music videos the power to draw people in and why.
I chose this book because it talks about the appeal of entertainment, specifically, in this chapter, to music and music videos. Hansen and Hansen describe studies that were conducted showing the percentages of people who found different genres of music the most appealing. More importantly, these studies proved how attracted to the music each person would be according to the type of imagery in music videos. For example it demonstrates what gives music videos the power to draw people in and why.
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