Many people know that the media targets and victimizes women. But, what most people do not realize, is that men are strongly targeted and victimized by them as well. When people see ads that have a man dominating a woman or two men fighting over a woman, they assume that the woman is the only victim of the commercial. But, they target the men in reality by showing them what a "real man" does to get what he wants. So in turn, both men and women may possibly become victims of a real reckless act. Many advertisements show athletic/physically strong men accomplishing something due to their physique. So men are victims because they are being told that if they are not strong, they will not be considered a "real man" and will most likely not succeed. A person can become a victim by being mentally or physically abused which many advertisements are doing both.
I believe advertisement agencies are now reaching out to the "weaker" crowd of men in a new way. Now, advertisement agencies like Viagra and Enzyte are showing commercials with "nerdy" and less physically fit men. But, they are showing these nerds how to give women "what they really want"... A larger penis and more exciting, longer lasting sex. So, these companies are trying to pass the message that you may not have to be that young, successful, and attractive to succeed. Pretty much all you need is large male parts and performance in bed for you to be desired by women and envied/admired by others.
Watch this Enzyte commercial below and try to notice all of the targets in the advertisements. It opens to a large man sleeping at his desk during a party. And the women at the party are talking to them until Bob comes in and rumors start to spread of his stamina and new size. See what else you may notice that targets certain men.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
A new series with a new message.
For those of you that are not familiar with the Fox series Bones, it is about a brilliant anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan and her FBI agent partner Seeley Booth (Booth) that constantly solve crimes by studying remains of the human body. Dr. Brennan receives the nick name "Bones" because studying human bones is her passion, hence the name of the series.
Bones is brilliant, head strong, physically strong, and independent. In this series she is constantly jumping into investigations no matter how dangerous they may be. Constantly through the series Booth tries to protect her, but she continuously insists that she can handle herself and does not back down and the show is going into season five. I believe this show is spreading a new message, that women can protect themselves and be fearless. Women are constantly taken advantage of because they were taught to express so much fear and emotion, leading in men coming to their rescue. Unlike men, who were taught not show much emotion at all. In this series Bones constantly rejects the thought of emotion, such as sadness, anger, and so on. She analyzes every situation before showing any form of emotion. Now, some of you may be thinking, well she is single, smart, and completely focused on her job, which leads to the reason she is so successful. But, coming into season five she asks Booth to donate sperm so he will give his good genes to her child. She does not rely on a man to have her child or help her take care of it and she still has full intentions of remaining dedicated and focused on her career while mothering a child alone. Even though Booth is offering and desperately wants to help raise the child she insists that he should not be involved.
I think the producers of this show are subtly showing women that they can be successful while having a family and we can be strong in many ways. It is okay to show emotion but we should analyze the situation and make sure we are reacting with in reason. This series focuses on Dr. Brennan and she has hardly shown any signs of weakness, besides her love for Booth, whom she has constantly saved and protected in the series. They have equally rescued each other in this series so far. And I believe it will continue to be this way. In my opinion, this show lets women see that it is possible to have a family and be focused on their career. Also, Booth's character may be a message to men that it is okay to let the woman take charge, just be there to back her up when she needs it, just as she will be there for them. And, it is alright to be involved in your child's life with out being seen as a "Mr. Mom"
This is a great show and I would like you to watch a show from the series to give me your opinion on the message being spread.
This episode shows Brennan's strength, hope you enjoy it!!
Bones is brilliant, head strong, physically strong, and independent. In this series she is constantly jumping into investigations no matter how dangerous they may be. Constantly through the series Booth tries to protect her, but she continuously insists that she can handle herself and does not back down and the show is going into season five. I believe this show is spreading a new message, that women can protect themselves and be fearless. Women are constantly taken advantage of because they were taught to express so much fear and emotion, leading in men coming to their rescue. Unlike men, who were taught not show much emotion at all. In this series Bones constantly rejects the thought of emotion, such as sadness, anger, and so on. She analyzes every situation before showing any form of emotion. Now, some of you may be thinking, well she is single, smart, and completely focused on her job, which leads to the reason she is so successful. But, coming into season five she asks Booth to donate sperm so he will give his good genes to her child. She does not rely on a man to have her child or help her take care of it and she still has full intentions of remaining dedicated and focused on her career while mothering a child alone. Even though Booth is offering and desperately wants to help raise the child she insists that he should not be involved.
I think the producers of this show are subtly showing women that they can be successful while having a family and we can be strong in many ways. It is okay to show emotion but we should analyze the situation and make sure we are reacting with in reason. This series focuses on Dr. Brennan and she has hardly shown any signs of weakness, besides her love for Booth, whom she has constantly saved and protected in the series. They have equally rescued each other in this series so far. And I believe it will continue to be this way. In my opinion, this show lets women see that it is possible to have a family and be focused on their career. Also, Booth's character may be a message to men that it is okay to let the woman take charge, just be there to back her up when she needs it, just as she will be there for them. And, it is alright to be involved in your child's life with out being seen as a "Mr. Mom"
This is a great show and I would like you to watch a show from the series to give me your opinion on the message being spread.
This episode shows Brennan's strength, hope you enjoy it!!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
What they forgot to mention...
THE SWINE FLU!!! Also known as H1N1, is a newly discovered virus that has millions of people terrified for their lives and the lives of their loved ones. The reason so many people are terrified of this illness is because they have only been presented with horrible facts, and over exaggerated fear. Constantly in the news we hear, "expected to kill over 10,000 people this year" and we hear about how contagious it is. People all over the country are taking these opinions from the media and saying they are fact just because they are publicly announced. The media is scaring people into buying so many unnecessary items such as hand sanitizer, face masks, gloves, and so much more. They are making you think if you don't spend your money to protect yourself you will become viciously ill, have rights to go out taken away, or die. This video provides me with proof that the media is manipulating.
Notice in the video the interviewee says, "Now we are not trying to scare the public...". In my opinion, he says that, so people who eat out of the palms of the media masterminds will believe him, so they will fall in to their trap. When the media first began speaking of the Swine Flu (H1N1) they immediately advised people to increase their hygiene, resulting in the sell out of anti bacterial products and over the counter medicines.
What the media failed to mention was the over use of antibacterial products and using antibiotics when unnecessary will eventually INCREASE your chances of catching this virus. And not only will it eventually harm you, it will make your body work harder to fight off the virus, decreasing your chance of winning the fight. Your skin has good and bad bacteria on it constantly. The good bacteria is what destroys the germs that get onto your skin. But when you use antibacterial products the alcohol in it kills both good and bad bacteria, there for it rids us of our first defense mechanism against this virus. Then, when antibiotics are over used, the body will eventually become immune to them and they will no longer have an effect in helping the body. So when it comes time to use them to help fight the virus, they will most likely not have much effect at all. Leaving most or all of the fighting to the natural defensed of the body.
The media also fails to mention that the Influenza also known as the common flu, hospitalizes and kills more than 200,000 people a year. The swine flu may infect and kill an estimated 9,000 people this year, that's more than ten times less than the common flu, which we have a vaccine for. Also, the common cold, kills an average of 4,500 people a year, so far the swine flu has claimed 900 lives. But, most of the people that were killed were either in Mexico, with little to no health care or had another health issue and the swine flu just increased their chances of death. The media has advertised the swine flu symptoms over and over, but they are almost exactly the same as the common flu! They are both contagious, are transferred from human to human, and affect the respiratory system. Also, their have been reports of many people that have caught the swine flu have recovered with no medical treatment. Here is some further research and a video to help you create your own opinion on the danger of swine flu.
I hope after all this information that you have created your own opinion on how "dangerous" this swine flu really is. If you really want to protect yourself you should wash your hands with soap with out antibacterial substance in it because it cleans your hands just as well, but with out killing the good bacteria. Spread the message to your friends to create their own opinion by getting the real facts.
Honestly, this "pandemic" of the new virus may just be a way for the government to make money. Think about it.
Notice in the video the interviewee says, "Now we are not trying to scare the public...". In my opinion, he says that, so people who eat out of the palms of the media masterminds will believe him, so they will fall in to their trap. When the media first began speaking of the Swine Flu (H1N1) they immediately advised people to increase their hygiene, resulting in the sell out of anti bacterial products and over the counter medicines.
What the media failed to mention was the over use of antibacterial products and using antibiotics when unnecessary will eventually INCREASE your chances of catching this virus. And not only will it eventually harm you, it will make your body work harder to fight off the virus, decreasing your chance of winning the fight. Your skin has good and bad bacteria on it constantly. The good bacteria is what destroys the germs that get onto your skin. But when you use antibacterial products the alcohol in it kills both good and bad bacteria, there for it rids us of our first defense mechanism against this virus. Then, when antibiotics are over used, the body will eventually become immune to them and they will no longer have an effect in helping the body. So when it comes time to use them to help fight the virus, they will most likely not have much effect at all. Leaving most or all of the fighting to the natural defensed of the body.
The media also fails to mention that the Influenza also known as the common flu, hospitalizes and kills more than 200,000 people a year. The swine flu may infect and kill an estimated 9,000 people this year, that's more than ten times less than the common flu, which we have a vaccine for. Also, the common cold, kills an average of 4,500 people a year, so far the swine flu has claimed 900 lives. But, most of the people that were killed were either in Mexico, with little to no health care or had another health issue and the swine flu just increased their chances of death. The media has advertised the swine flu symptoms over and over, but they are almost exactly the same as the common flu! They are both contagious, are transferred from human to human, and affect the respiratory system. Also, their have been reports of many people that have caught the swine flu have recovered with no medical treatment. Here is some further research and a video to help you create your own opinion on the danger of swine flu.
I hope after all this information that you have created your own opinion on how "dangerous" this swine flu really is. If you really want to protect yourself you should wash your hands with soap with out antibacterial substance in it because it cleans your hands just as well, but with out killing the good bacteria. Spread the message to your friends to create their own opinion by getting the real facts.
Honestly, this "pandemic" of the new virus may just be a way for the government to make money. Think about it.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
What's The Message?
For those of you who don't know Walter Elias Disney, best known as Walt Disney, allow me to fill you in. He is the creator and owner of all Walt Disney production companies. He is best known for creating Mickey Mouse, who was and still is the most loved character Walter created during his life. He is what launched the sales of Walters business, soon making him one of the most important men in history. But, Walt did not stop there, he created many more animated motion pictures that lead to his success story. Walt Disney was born in 1901 and died in 1966, 43 years of his life was dedicated to creating Walt Disney Productions.
In this blog, I want to decipher the messages that Walt Disney may have been putting into his animated films, if any at all? Personally I adore Disney movies, but there has been much controversy in the past and present of Walt Disney sending hidden messages through his films. These messages have been argued to have sexual content and abuse in them, on many occasions. But, those arguments arose more towards the movies that were created after the death of Walt Disney in 1966. I am going to discuss the messages that he may have been trying to send through the movies that he was involved in and mostly created between the 1940's and 1960's.
In almost every film that Walter was involved in creating had a main character that started off with a biological parent that later deceased, the child was forced to leave home, or no biological parents at all. It was the most common dilemma used in his films, but why? Do you think he was trying to send a message about the affect of parents on children? Here are some examples to help you think about the question.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Snow White had an evil step-mother that was jealous of her, so the step-mother attempted to kill her to maintain her power in the land. But Snow Whites' seven friends (dwarfs), saved her life. Along with the prince in the story.
Pinocchio ( 1940): A wooden puppet that desired to be a real boy, there for he had no parents, just his maker. But, had a curse; every time he lied his nose grew. Meaning he may have learned on his own by making mistakes.
Cinderella (1950): A girl that did not have a mother, lost her father in the beginning and was left with an evil step mother. She was turned into her step mothers slave. By rebelling against her step mother, she found love and happiness.
Alice in Wonderland (1951): In this move a young girl (Alice) goes on an adventure through a place called wonderland. There were no parents present in this film and she makes all of her decisions on her own while traveling through wild, adventurous area.
Peter Pan (1953): A boy that lives in Never Land comes to find his shadow, but finds Wendy while on his trip. He takes her back to Never Land to be the mother of the Lost Boys. During the movie you only see Wendy's parents getting ready to leave for a party and don't see that their children are missing when they return home.
Sleeping Beauty (1959): A girl (sleeping beauty) is threatened with her life while only being an infant. So her parents send her away until she is an adult with three fairies as her guardians. They did not once visit her and her friends consisted of wild life creatures because she was not permitted to see any one other than the fairies.
If you have not picked up on it yet, I shall point it out. In each movie listed the main character did not have their real parents present for nearly the entire film. Each character discovered something on their own, which resulted in a happy ending. So, could the message be that parents are not necessary? Or possibly that parents or children can be lost very easily if they do not keep a close watch on each other? Or maybe the message really isn't directed to or about the parents at all.
A longer more detailed biography about Walt Disney, mentions that Walt blamed some of his compulsions in adult hood to discomforts he had with his father as a child. Possibly meaning Walter resented helping his father with his problems instead of taking care of himself and his dreams. So I believe the real message behind the loss of the parents in these films is directed towards the children. He may be trying to influence children to keep their imagination and follow their dreams. By taking parents out of the picture it allows the young characters to chase their dreams, which I believe to be the message Walter is attempting to get to the young audience, but he does so in a discrete manor.
Many people like myself, originally focus on the loss of the parents which automatically makes you ponder the ideas that he may have had something against parents. But in turn, he may not have had a problems with parents, just wished that he was able to start chasing his dreams sooner. Even though this could mean Walt Disney thought parents held children back from their true potential does not mean he had an issue with them or deemed them unnecessary. He may just believe that younger people should be able to make their own choices before they are even considered adults. Because their choices at young ages will affect who they will become. With out parents/biological parents there are less restrictions and more room to try new things.
But, this is only my opinion and interpretation of these few movies that I have seen made during his time period. What's your interpretation of the messages Walt may have been leaving?
In this blog, I want to decipher the messages that Walt Disney may have been putting into his animated films, if any at all? Personally I adore Disney movies, but there has been much controversy in the past and present of Walt Disney sending hidden messages through his films. These messages have been argued to have sexual content and abuse in them, on many occasions. But, those arguments arose more towards the movies that were created after the death of Walt Disney in 1966. I am going to discuss the messages that he may have been trying to send through the movies that he was involved in and mostly created between the 1940's and 1960's.
In almost every film that Walter was involved in creating had a main character that started off with a biological parent that later deceased, the child was forced to leave home, or no biological parents at all. It was the most common dilemma used in his films, but why? Do you think he was trying to send a message about the affect of parents on children? Here are some examples to help you think about the question.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Snow White had an evil step-mother that was jealous of her, so the step-mother attempted to kill her to maintain her power in the land. But Snow Whites' seven friends (dwarfs), saved her life. Along with the prince in the story.
Pinocchio ( 1940): A wooden puppet that desired to be a real boy, there for he had no parents, just his maker. But, had a curse; every time he lied his nose grew. Meaning he may have learned on his own by making mistakes.
Cinderella (1950): A girl that did not have a mother, lost her father in the beginning and was left with an evil step mother. She was turned into her step mothers slave. By rebelling against her step mother, she found love and happiness.
Alice in Wonderland (1951): In this move a young girl (Alice) goes on an adventure through a place called wonderland. There were no parents present in this film and she makes all of her decisions on her own while traveling through wild, adventurous area.
Peter Pan (1953): A boy that lives in Never Land comes to find his shadow, but finds Wendy while on his trip. He takes her back to Never Land to be the mother of the Lost Boys. During the movie you only see Wendy's parents getting ready to leave for a party and don't see that their children are missing when they return home.
Sleeping Beauty (1959): A girl (sleeping beauty) is threatened with her life while only being an infant. So her parents send her away until she is an adult with three fairies as her guardians. They did not once visit her and her friends consisted of wild life creatures because she was not permitted to see any one other than the fairies.
If you have not picked up on it yet, I shall point it out. In each movie listed the main character did not have their real parents present for nearly the entire film. Each character discovered something on their own, which resulted in a happy ending. So, could the message be that parents are not necessary? Or possibly that parents or children can be lost very easily if they do not keep a close watch on each other? Or maybe the message really isn't directed to or about the parents at all.
A longer more detailed biography about Walt Disney, mentions that Walt blamed some of his compulsions in adult hood to discomforts he had with his father as a child. Possibly meaning Walter resented helping his father with his problems instead of taking care of himself and his dreams. So I believe the real message behind the loss of the parents in these films is directed towards the children. He may be trying to influence children to keep their imagination and follow their dreams. By taking parents out of the picture it allows the young characters to chase their dreams, which I believe to be the message Walter is attempting to get to the young audience, but he does so in a discrete manor.
Many people like myself, originally focus on the loss of the parents which automatically makes you ponder the ideas that he may have had something against parents. But in turn, he may not have had a problems with parents, just wished that he was able to start chasing his dreams sooner. Even though this could mean Walt Disney thought parents held children back from their true potential does not mean he had an issue with them or deemed them unnecessary. He may just believe that younger people should be able to make their own choices before they are even considered adults. Because their choices at young ages will affect who they will become. With out parents/biological parents there are less restrictions and more room to try new things.
But, this is only my opinion and interpretation of these few movies that I have seen made during his time period. What's your interpretation of the messages Walt may have been leaving?
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