Friday, September 9, 2011
Master of Puppets
"The average North American witnesses five acts of violence per hour of network TV watched."(p17) I found this statement to be very shocking to me which is ironic that it was in the subtitled passage shock. and also the fact that people don't mind violence anymore and i believe this is true, America i know for a fact don't care about violence whether it be in video games or on the news american runs on violence. The passage also discusses that "fear breeds insecurity and then consumer culture offers us a variety of ways to buy our way back to security" i believe this is true allot of our commercials are fear based like the ADT security commercials or even something as little as weight loss pills we as Americans are insecure and afraid of many little things but its alright the media gives us all the answers to fix it. "Just buy our product, and "for a short time only will give you a second one for the same low price." whether your afraid of being over weight or your home getting broken into american media has all the answers for you. the other half of the passage. Between Culture Jam, and Its Gotta Be The Cheese, they both prove very valid points about our consumer culture they both speak unhealthily about it. in Its Gotta be the cheese the whole poem as a whole discuses america as a unhealthy package of "processed and pasteurized cheese." They both speak out against how our culture is manipulated till its the way they want it. in Culture jam they discuss how sex in the media is changing the way we think about our partners and relationships. and in its gotta be the cheese they say "we manipulate this cheese until it suited our purpose." in america we feed people media until they will purchase the things we sell them to suit our purpose which is making money and i think that's so stupid. it just upsets me to think of how the american media can be like a tyrannical puppet master and everyone turns a blind eye to it. The reading from this week made me think of the "Metallica" album " Master Of Puppets" http://youtu.be/_z-hEyVQDRA theres a link to the song Master of puppets i think it depicts the consumer culture in america very well becasue the media is our master of puppets.
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Man, it's been a long time since I listened to some Metallica. Thanks for that. Also, it's great to see you making thoughtful connections to other meaningful media with similar messages. Great job "thinking across the text"!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your statement that America runs on violence. The perfect examples for this would be video games...the games coming out are becoming more and more gory and violent.
ReplyDeleteI also liked your statement about how we "feed people the media" till they buy a product.
Its so hard to believe that the media is making us like sex more seeing it on tv than with our partners. This is something that makes two people come closer and media is taking that away. I also agree that that statement is so shocking! 5 acts of violence an hour? I dont think people should see this much ever! It can only mean worse for when we have to look violence straight in the eye. I enjoyed the connection you made with the song! Good job!
ReplyDeleteI actually think it's sad how violence doesn't really have an effect on anyone in today's society. I don't think it's right how young kids are exposed to so much violence, like you said in video games. They are so used to it they don't see anything wrong with it. Also their parents are the one's who buy and let them play the games, so that shows they see no wrong in it either. I really like how you incorperated a song into your blog, I read the lyrics and feel like they really go with what you were trying to say and the reading!
ReplyDeleteI agree that America has been de-sensitized to violence. Between video games and the news, most people are exposed to violence daily. What made it ‘cool’ to have guts and blood in video games? And, although the news needs to be shared whether it’s good or bad, why is there more negativity on the news than positive events that happen in our communities? Are we bored by the car wash benefits and community family nights? Have Americans become totally cynical?
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