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Social Images of Women (pg. 2)
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by tiesto14
you blatantly implied that anyone who watches and beleives the media is a simple minded braindwashed drone. so where do you get your snidbits of information from? i would love to know since you are so convinced the media is out to deceive you at all costs, well only if you are simple minded. |
Uh no I didn't. I do not think the media is out decieve at all costs.
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I got my information from the several critical thinking courses I took in college, as well media english courses.
And yeah, I DO think that a lot of people are brainwashed drones. Just take a look all the thug wannabees these days. Another good example is the many people (women especially) with body dysmorphic disorders. If you don't think that's a result of all the crap being thrown at society from the media, then you're a moron. |
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| tribu |
I think one of the problems is that people don't really know how to live. Because TV plays an important entertainment role at an increasingly earlier age, people begin to look to it for guidance; they learn how to dress, how to talk, and other basic social behaviors from their presentation on television. These people are sheep.
However, television can also be an exceptional educational tool and resource. Viewed as a whole, television is really an amazing microcosm of our society, with cultural messages engrained across broad target audiences. |
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| bidor |
| omg there is cum on her legs:eyespop: :wtf: |
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| Omega_Blue |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
I DO think that a lot of people are brainwashed drones. Just take a look all the thug wannabees these days. Another good example is the many people (women especially) with body dysmorphic disorders. If you don't think that's a result of all the crap being thrown at society from the media, then you're a moron. |
+1
most of america follows popular trends. i have no proof to back it up, but i think that the social conformity of america all ends up being a primitive instinct, kinda... monkey see, monkey do, right?
that and the obvious need for acceptance as a human being... and to gain acceptance, one must conform with their peers and the ethical and cultural standards set by our societies.
my question is: who sets the trends, who makes it cool to be bone skinny? or to wear a certain brand of clothes? or drive a certain car? i don't think that objects are inherently "popular," you know what i mean? |
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| Marc Summers |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
Media corrupts, that is why I do not watch television. |
Then how do you watch 24? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
what wolf and other feminists seem to miss though, is that the current level of commodification of the female form is as much women's fault as it is men's. pick up any girls magazine, and see how they give advice about how "looks arent everything, inside that counts" etc, yet youll get 5 new dieting plans or "summer tips to look hot" ad nauseum. these kinds of articles and magazines are almost always written/run by women.
somewhere along the way, as women forced themselves into the public sphere, they inherited the (apparent) patriarchal ideology and now reinforce it. as long as women's bodies are ridiculously big business, both men and women will be there profiting from that exploitation. i think youll find it hard to uncover any commodity in the world that someone isnt making money from ;)
as for the media tangent, everything you might gain knowledge from is a form of media for all intents and purposes. youve just gotta be as aware as you can what the source is and whether it sounds credible or not. that doesnt matter whether youre learning something from the tv, newspaper, textbook or word of mouth. swearing black and blue in defence of some obscure internet site with "the real facts" is no better than swallowing all the garbage CNN might give you.
does anyone in the COR even read posts this long? |
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| bananas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Radagast
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?
BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN GIRLS DIDN'T EVEN GET NEKKID FOR SEX? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? THAT'S SUCH A LAME AD. NOBODY WOULD BUY THAT BEER, MAN. BUDWEISER DIDN'T EVEN EXIST IN 1800! EVEN IF IT DID NOBODY IN AMERICA WOULD HAVE DRUNK IT. WE WEREN'T TOO KEEN ON KINGS AT THE TIME! INSTEAD OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, YOU'D HAVE HAD THE BOSTON BUDWEISER PARTY! I KNOW IT SOUNDS FUN, BUT IT REALLY ISN'T. REALLY THEY WOULD POUR ALL THE BUDWEISER INTO BOSTON HARBOR AND MAKE THE FISHES DRUNK AND COME ON LAND AND DANCE AROUND DRUNKENLY LIKE IN THAT CARTOON MOVIE 'LITTLE MERMAID'. ACTUALLY THAT DOES SEEM LIKE FUN NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT. |
i luv j00 |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aristronica
The hypersexualized streotyped portrayal of vulnerable women as erotic, or as sexual objects, is undermining the female equality movement.
Dominance for man - active, passive woman.
Fashion comes at a price.
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those are hot ads!
no but when i graduate with my advertising degree, i have a dream to somewhat alter the industry's way of thinking when it comes to ads/tv commercials.
i love how every cleaning product commercial has some ugly ass house wife in it talking about "johnny's dirty laundry stinking up the room" and as she's doing another load, he runs by her with a, "hi mom" as he throws more dirty clothes in her face to which she responds with a loving glance and a shake of her head. lol
i think now that cleaning products are more about efficiency (i.e. clorox wipes), the tv commercials should be geared towards bachelor men who hate cleaning and never do. why not have the commercial be about some dude who is trying to get his apt. clean in a hurry before his date shows up?
hmmmmmmmmmmm! |
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| igottaknow |
even though its true a lot of ads portray women as sex objects, i liked this ad, too bad she doesnt swallow.
(nothing wrong with a sloppy blowjob) |
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| Arbiter |
An image is just an image, it is not the thing itself.
It's fine, learn to properly distinguish between the real world, and the image-inary world. An image can only affect how you act in the real world so much as you allow it to. |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
An image is just an image, it is not the thing itself.
It's fine, learn to properly distinguish between the real world, and the image-inary world. An image can only affect how you act in the real world so much as you allow it to. |
judging by how stupid society is, we're going to allow it...and the advertising agencies know this and are counting on it. |
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