blog #25

I really like twilight but I don't like the crazy fan base and extreme talk about it. Even though I love the books and movies I get really annoyed with how much people obsess about it and I think this ruins it for so many people.
I am definitely on team Edward. I do like Jacob but just as Bella's friend. I think for people who just watch the movies are the people that are on team Jacob, for for people who read the books I think it is more likely that they will be on team Edward.

blog #24- modern warfare 2

I think mostly modern warfare is just fun. So many people love the game and play it all the time and if you are just playing it for fun in your free time i think it is just clean fun. But when people begin to get violent and the game effects them negatively then it crosses the line. I can see why the "airport scene" would offend people and could be seen as terrorism but in my opinion it is just a game and it is better for people to do it on a video game rather than doing it in real life.

blog #23

I don't really have much to say about UFC. I don't really enjoy watching it, but I don't really watch any sports. I do think it is just as much a sport as hockey or basketball. So many people are crazy about it but there is also many people who think it is gross at and do not like it at all. No matter how strongly anyone feels against it I don't think there is a chance of it stopping anytime soon because it is enormously popular among teenage boys mostly and other people as well.

blog #22

I don't think an artist's personal life should change whether or not they should be played on the radio or on TV. Just like anyone, not everything an artist does is going to be good and not everyone is going to approve of the things they do. This shouldn't change the fact that they have talent and shouldn't force people to stop appreciating what they are doing.
I don't think this will ever happen because as long as some people feel they should not be played and complain about it the radio stations will stop playing them to try to keep people listening to that station. The Dixie Chicks is a good example of this happening.

Blog #21- F.U.T.K

The one thing that I think I will remember from SHUT UP AND SING is the feud that the Dixie Chicks had with Toby Keith. Although this was a minor part in the film, I found it very funny when Natalie came up with the idea to make a shirt with the letters "F.U.T.K" on it. This is meant to swear at Toby Keith but she made up different things for what it might mean. Then the film showed fans coming to their shows wearing these shirts coming up with their own meanings for it. I thought it was funny how the shirts caught on so quick and people were creating their own.

Blog #20

Something I found interesting was when we talked about violence in the media. I enjoyed watching Bowling for Columbine. This documentary has always interested me and i found it really interesting when we were looking more into the media related things. Like when Marilyn Manson was talking about what he thinks led that to happen and also when they talked to the people who created South Park, this show takes place in the town that Columbine high school is in and the creators grew up there as well. I also liked when we focused on other violent things in the media, like violent video games, and how people feel about them.

(I hope this isn't something too recent)

Blog #18

I think it is really funny that teenagers could out smart these celebrities. They have so much money and they don't even ensure their homes are secure enough that amateur kids are able to break in and take millions of dollars worth of stuff.

Blog #17 - super bowl fiasco

This super bowl half time show I felt was very random. Kid rock is a sketchy over rated, want a be bad ass and in my opinion tries to hard. Nelly is the good looking rapper who has one hit song with three words in it. Then there is Diddy, who does absolutely nothing to become famous. Justin Timberlake is the sexy heart throb who is just there for the young girls to look at. Janet Jackson is the performer in this show who may be the closest one out of all of them to have any talent at all. It's to bad she had to ruin her career by letting the Heart Throb rip off her shirt. All that was left for her to do is sit and wait for her brother's death and kick-start her career once again.

Blog #15

Yes, I think our media culture has a huge impact on people's sense of body image! Everyone has been effected by the media's idea of a "perfect" body and if they haven't, at some point in their life I think they will be. Everyone has insecurities and in my opinion the media plays an enormous part in that. All people, especially young people, are contently being told that they must have perfect bodies to be able to have friends, boyfriends/girlfriends, and to pretty much do anything with their lives. This is a lot of pressure and for some people it is to much pressure, this is where eating disorders come in.
For boys, they must be tall and thin. They must also have amazing abs and perfect, muscular bodies like all the guys in the magazines. To even come close to this they have to eat extremely healthy and spend way to much time in the gym.
For girls, they must be very skinny. They have to have small waists and have a larger chest with no extra fat on them in any area (except maybe the butt). This of course is not at all possible but to try to do this, girls have to go on crazy diets and in some cases spend a lot of money on cosmetic treatments.

Blog #14

I don't feel that music can construct reality. In my opinion music can change some people's moods, like put them in a good mood or sad mood but I don't think it can just change the way people think. I have never heard a song on the radio or on TV that I felt was over the line but I have heard songs that are not released onto the radio that in my opinion are taking things too far. With these songs i can see why they are not released and I think that if they ever were they would for sure be censored. There are also songs on the radio which are censored and I don't feel they need to be. When songs have one word "beeped" out I think it is pointless because everyone knows what they are actually saying anyway.

Blog #13

Yes, I think the media does construct reality. In my opinion the most important way the media constructs our reality is body image. So many people strive to have the "perfect" body like all the celebrities, but to have those bodies is not possible. This effects our behaviour because many people take things to the extreme to get these bodies. I also think the media changes people's attitudes because a lot try to act like their favourite celebrities, this can sometimes be good and sometimes be bad.