Sex in the Media - Media-Centered Perspective

South Park

We all know and love the popular cartoon series on Comedy Central, South Park. I feel as though South Park is a genius program, filled with perfect examples of things that we have talked about in our Pop Culture class. By taking the time each season to make each episode one-by-one between episodes, they are able to keep up-to-date on various facets of pop culture, and then make it comical. A couple of seasons ago, South Park was able to make an episode about several youtube sensations, and have them interact with the main characters of the show. Movie stars, television actors, and even Facebook have all been mocked in the series. I think that the show is important because they are able to make fun of normal situations that we deal with everyday. Also, the creators make the show so ironic, that it's easy to tell what they are making fun of, and exactly why they are making fun of it. I know that I have been known to watch and episode, and then look up a news report on what happened in real life, and am able to compare the two and understand why and how South Park mocks them.

Have YOU seen this man?

This is really crazy! I saw the video and I was really skeptical, but I found their website and checked it out too!

http://www.thisman.org/history.htm

Basically, people all around the world dream of this man, but no connection is found between the people who dream of him, or the dreams in which he is involved.

One theory about why this man exists is that he has average facial structure and features, making him the exact epitome of an average man. By combining several common facial features of men around the world, it's possible that this is just the imagination picturing an average person. Some believe that this is all a hoax, and that people dream of the man after becoming interested in the theories. Others theorize that this is a sign of stress taking the form of a vision while in a state of unconciousness, while some people believe this is another form of how God looks in our society today.

Beauty or Beast?

I think that the subject of subliminable messaging is really interesting, and I particularly think it's interesting that Disney incorporates so many in their works.

I found this video, and it's talking about "Beauty and the Beast," and I think you'll all be just as surprised as I was about the amount of insanely sick things incorporated throughout this film. I know the video is kind of long, and the commentary is kind of ridiculous, but the points that are valuable are easy to spot in the video.

Beauty or Beast?

I think that the subject of subliminable messaging is really interesting, and I particularly think it's interesting that Disney incorporates so many in their works.

I found this video, and it's talking about "Beauty and the Beast," and I think you'll all be just as surprised as I was about the amount of insanely sick things incorporated throughout this film. I know the video is kind of long, and the commentary is kind of ridiculous, but the points that are valuable are easy to spot in the video.

I think that the subject of subliminable messaging is really interesting, and I particularly think it's interesting that Disney incorporates so many in their works.

I found this video, and it's talking about "Beauty and the Beast," and I think you'll all be just as surprised as I was about the amount of insanely sick things incorporated throughout this film. I know the video is kind of long, and the commentary is kind of ridiculous, but the points that are valuable are easy to spot in the video.

Butt Slap University

A hot topic among our students and faculty of the past week has been that of the Ass Slapper. I know a lot of people have probably posted on this, but I just wanted to get my two cents in.

I know that the situation is wrong, and that whoever did it shouldn't have done it, but I just can't get over my frustration with how ridiculous this whole situation is.

First of all, I really don't believe it's a newsworthy story, and I blame all the news networks and companies that have published stories on it. I think that news needs to focus more on things that affect me, and I really don't think that this affects me. Many people talk about how it does affect me, because it's sexual harassment, sexual assault, etc... but in all honesty, I think someone calling this sexual assault is just ridiculous.

For me, when I think of sexual assault or sexual harassment or things of that nature, I believe that a sexual advance needs to be made in order for it to be a sex-related crime. A slap on the ass is wrong, yes, but I have not heard or seen on piece of evidence that the slapper was making a sexual advance on the women.

Regardless of whether or not the women felt so inclined to call the police doesn't matter, but I feel frustrated at the fact that if I were to have called the police for a similar crime committed against me, I would have been ridiculed. Because it was women, it now becomes sexual assault.

Everyone talks as though this is just reinforcing mysogenistic ideals, but personally, I think this is a case of empowering women more than it should be. I really do believe men and women should be equal, but I know, as does everyone else, that it's not how the world is. I really wish it were, but it isn't, and because of that, many women and feminists attempt to make up for the inequality by empowering themselves more than it needs to be.

I saw one newscast where the female field reporter questioned many people on campus, and only one male. All of the women that the reporter interviewed seemed to feel as though this was a negative situation and that it was sexual assault, but when the one male was asked his opinion, he said he didn't think it was a big deal. The reporter asked the male if he was only saying it because he was a male, and I think that that is really rude. I think that if a male's opinion is expressed and someone says that they only feel that way because they are a male, that's reverse discrimination against men.

I am confused about how this whole situation has been construed so badly.

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Today, we see hybrid vehicles on a daily basis, and we see the campus electric cars on most days as well. But why do we not see fully electric vehicles on the road on a daily basis? Many people have been saying that the reason for this is that electric vehicles are not possible. However, that assumption can be proving wrong by taking a look at the 2006 documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" In this video, we can see that electric cars, in particular, the EV1, produced by General Motors, and discontinued in 1999.

The film basically takes an overview of how the first mass produced electric was made possible, and how and why it was discontinued. Initially, the car was powered by using electric stations, similar to gas stations. Across California, the stations were being set up, and it seemed as if a future of completely electric cars was in near sight.

This whole thing relates with Pop Culture because pop culture is what essentially killed what was the original electric car.

General Motors produced the EV1 successfully, but set themselves up for failure. Oil companies were furious that their business would be taken, and essentially made a deal with General Motors. GM, through poor marketing, planned to show California that an electric car was not in demand. Through multiple facets of government and monopolistic oil companies, the EV1 was recalled from all owners. Not only were all of these electric cars compiled and recalled, but GM went further by actually crushing all but a few of the cars, leaving only a few for museums and universities.

Many of the drivers and owners of the EV1 got together and even offered 1.9 million dollars in exchange for letting them keep their cars, and GM never responded, and continued in their efforts to destroy all of them.

The movie is really cool, especially for people interested in politics and also for people who like to learn about environmentally-friendly ideas.