All things considered...
Wow, some of you had really interesting things to say. I appreciate your willingness to share your point of view. Thanks for the questions. Here are some answers.
1. Why are women in music videos objectified (paraphrased). Answer? It's very simple. Remember your marketing classes? Sex sells. Sad, but true.
2. Why weren't we able to survey all of our classes last session? I received a memo in my box yesterday that said the survey computer server is completely overwhelmed. So, the Corporate office decided to pick at random several classes and delete them from the survey. By the "luck of the draw" your other class we eliminated. Sorry!
I was watching COPS on TV last night. It occured to me that we American's love our "dirty laundry". We love to watch other people get arrested, crash their cars, and get chased by out of shape policeman. I'm of the mind that these shows, though immensly entertaining, eat away at our feelings of security and overall safety issues. We look at these people and say to ourselves, "What a bunch of crackheads!" And they are! However, we start to look at the world around us and see paranoia gripping us as the media tells us the world just isn't safe anymore. There are rapists and serial killers and gang-bangers around every corner to rape and kill and rob us. An interesting fact is that teen crime is down 25% from ten years ago. Why doesn't the media tell us that? It doesn't sell newspapers or good ratings for the 11 o'clock news. There is a book by Barry Glassner called The Culture of Fear. In it, Mr. Glassner shows how the media is scaring us silly by shoving bad news and fear down our throats. It's a morbid fascination that we have, here in America, for more and more bad news and fear. Terrorism! Gangs! Teen violence! Drugs! Moral decay! Whoo Hoo! We love our controversy. What have you watched on TV in the last week that made you pause? Why? Click on the book title to visit his website. It's pretty eye-opening!
All the world's indeed a stage, we are merely players. Performers and portrayers. Each another's audience inside the guilded cage.
1. Why are women in music videos objectified (paraphrased). Answer? It's very simple. Remember your marketing classes? Sex sells. Sad, but true.
2. Why weren't we able to survey all of our classes last session? I received a memo in my box yesterday that said the survey computer server is completely overwhelmed. So, the Corporate office decided to pick at random several classes and delete them from the survey. By the "luck of the draw" your other class we eliminated. Sorry!
I was watching COPS on TV last night. It occured to me that we American's love our "dirty laundry". We love to watch other people get arrested, crash their cars, and get chased by out of shape policeman. I'm of the mind that these shows, though immensly entertaining, eat away at our feelings of security and overall safety issues. We look at these people and say to ourselves, "What a bunch of crackheads!" And they are! However, we start to look at the world around us and see paranoia gripping us as the media tells us the world just isn't safe anymore. There are rapists and serial killers and gang-bangers around every corner to rape and kill and rob us. An interesting fact is that teen crime is down 25% from ten years ago. Why doesn't the media tell us that? It doesn't sell newspapers or good ratings for the 11 o'clock news. There is a book by Barry Glassner called The Culture of Fear. In it, Mr. Glassner shows how the media is scaring us silly by shoving bad news and fear down our throats. It's a morbid fascination that we have, here in America, for more and more bad news and fear. Terrorism! Gangs! Teen violence! Drugs! Moral decay! Whoo Hoo! We love our controversy. What have you watched on TV in the last week that made you pause? Why? Click on the book title to visit his website. It's pretty eye-opening!
All the world's indeed a stage, we are merely players. Performers and portrayers. Each another's audience inside the guilded cage.
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