Blog #4: Option 1

How do the media images & stereotpyes of men & women impact how we view each other professionally (at school, at work, in politics, etc.)?

We're affected daily by the things we see and the people we talk to. We've discussed this in class, but there are these gender roles that we buy into because from day one that's what we're told is "right". For example, the fact that women should know how to cook better than men. That all is derived from the fact that women used to stay home and make meals for the family while men went out and earned all of the money. Today is different, but we're still stuck in that same mindset. I definitely think that women have a more difficult time gaining respect because of the negative connotations our gender is attached to. It's definitely one of the reasons we have not had a female president yet. I've heard people from my own class say that we are not ready for a female president and that "girls are too emotional". This is frustrating, because it's simply untrue.

Also, at school I feel as if girls are trained to act stupid and idiotic to get attention from boys. This is just annoying, because we don't have to be stupid to be approachable. Since day one, my parents have taught me to value knowledge over ignorance. Being opinionated and smart can get you in trouble, but it also gets you somewhere. It's disappointing knowing that there are girls and women across the entire world that think they aren't good enough to do the things men do, because we are good enough. This is something I wish could be different, but it wont change in the blink of an eye. That's why we need to focus on this issue, and not stay willingly ignorant. The way we interact with each other is an important role for the survival of our nation, and our world. Men shouldn't come before women, and women shouldn't come before men. I don't see how it's so hard to be treated equally.

Uhhhhhh KBYE!

Blog Numba Three

I really enjoy watching the show "The Biggest Loser", and when you asked us to do this blog, I immediately thought of this show. It has so many inspirational stories, and such a wide variety of people, you almost can't be human if you don't relate to this show in some way.There were three American Core Values that stood out to me in "The Biggest Loser"

Achievement and Success: This was the number one American Core Value that stood out, because each person is working hard to lose large amounts of weight in short periods of time. Each week is a journey and a challenge for each contestant, and by the end they have started a new life for themselves
Individualism: This show instills Freedom because each contestant is breaking free from the binding put on them by themselves and society. They're learning to be themselves and celebrate who they are while being healthy.
Progress: The last American Core Value this show exudes is Progress, because not only are the contestants making physical progress, but also mental progress. They took the steps to becoming better people and healthier.

Blog No. 2!

Okay, so after watching this video, I was a little offended. I just want to say that children are not just these brainless zombies that go around doing and taking WHATEVER they're given. It's not fair that no matter what WE the CHILDREN say, no one listens to us, but they still say we're so "impressionable" and "taken advantage of". What I don't like is that as "children", no one really cares what we have to think because society has been trained to think teenagers/kids can't form true and honest opinions on their own that make sense. While this is true for many of the kids I see, it's really frustrating to have this sweeping generalization of kids. They talk in the video about how from the time we're born we're being advertised to, and that we need to be protected. The thing is, this has been happening since the beginning of "mass media". Yes, it has grown, but it has grown as our nation grows. Of course it's going to get stronger and of course it's going to become more targeted. When you first start playing a sport it takes some time to become a better player: You have to learn the technique, the rules, the strategies. One can apply that to this situation, and as the viewers, we have to get better at learning to be the defense, as media has taken the role of the offense.