http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/board/NBCohyouGE-3.aspxen-usMonday, February 27, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3/The_big_boss_-978.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/Discussion_ended_Feb__26_sorry_The_big_boss_-5401.aspxMonday, February 27, 2012Pilgrim]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/NEED_YOUR_NAME_RE__RE___Anonymous__The_big_boss_-5400.aspxMonday, February 27, 2012PIlgrim]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE__RE___Anonymous__The_big_boss_-5399.aspxMonday, February 27, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE___Alomair__Reem_1__The_big_boss_-5398.aspxMonday, February 27, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE___Alomair__Reem_1__The_big_boss_-5397.aspxMonday, February 27, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Bryan_A_3__-5396.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____allen_bryan_2__-5392.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Banks__Kyle_3__-5383.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/Buying_the_Unattaible-5350.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____allen_bryan_2__-5339.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Bennett__Kevin_-2__-5278.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Bennett__Kevin_-2__-5273.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012I agree, I believe that mass media has falsely advertised male and females in their ads. The mass media does what they can to the ad to make the model look as good as possible even photo shopping someone else’s nose or eyes to make the model look even better. We see this and most the time we have no idea that the picture had been altered or whatever but what we see is someone incredibly good looking. In some cases we compare ourselves, which could potentially lower someone’s self esteem. Whether it be watching a movie or looking at a magazine rack its hard not to look and compare. Mass media has ruined the way we look at each other, how is someone supposed to compare a model on a magazine to someone they see at the gym or grocery store? Expectations have gone through the roof for how people are supposed to look; in some cases I think that all that people look for. The image of someone has become such a big part of life that its hard not to judge someone immediately and I believe the mass media has put this into our head.
]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/Im_sick_of_big_old_Mass_Media-5267.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Pilgrim__-5207.aspxThursday, February 23, 2012Most of our decisions, assumptions, beliefs, and values are based on what we know for a fact. Mass media plays a big role in shaping our society, and we depend on the information we get from the media and communication to keep doing what we do on a daily basis. one of the most pressing problems with mass media is the negative influence it has on people and the public opinion. young people's minds are shaped by what they watch on tv and what they read on the internet. They are always surronded by ad's that expose sex, violance, etc. Ad's tell young girls and women how to live their lives, how to look, what to wear and this has created a lot of issues. Moreover, media set standards for the society to live by. women are more beautiful when they are thin, men should act like men and exert violence, etc. Media also influences the public opinion. It can be very biased and manipulative. Media is controlled by big powers, and people who are in control of the media are very aware of it's big influence on people. The media is a tool for people who are in control to dominate, and to change public opinions to fit with their own objectives. we are rarely exposed to the truth by media. The only thing that matters to some people in the media and the corporations owning it is the money. ]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/Please_use_reply__not_post_--_RE__The_big_boss_-5174.aspxThursday, February 23, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3/Respond_to_this_question_--_to_begin-958.aspxFriday, February 17, 2012
So, Pilgrim asks this question:

In YOUR view, what is THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEM with American mass media -- and what how can it be solved?

Argue fully why your problem is THE main problem -- and explain your solution if there is one you think will work.

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In your OTHER TWO ENTRIES later in the week, you may want to tell a fellow group member why hers/his problem is not all that important, focus on a flaw in another's argument, offer an alternative solution, offer supplementary material for another's argument or argue why your problem is more important than another's.

Pilgrim hopes you learn much from this exchange, and he will drop in with a comment here and there. Good luck.

P.S. Remember -- put a 1 after your name in your response to this question; put a 2 and a 3 on your next two entries.]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Banks__Kyle_2__-5347.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/I_agree_the_road_may_be_long-5307.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/__Asfaw__Seble_3____Good_Solution__Vague_Effects-5300.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Brady__Andrew_1__-5282.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Alex_Bigelow___Brianna_Brothers_-5266.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Almassi__Tara_1__-5261.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Avery__Laura_1__-5260.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012
Entertainment television is supposes to mimic and to a larger extent create a world that is more entertaining than the one we live. It is sexier, more dangerous, riskier plot themes and so on in which captivate the mundane viewer. Yet it is also supposed to be a mirror in which society views itself. If it is a mirror, though, it has perpetuated to some extent gender and class discrimination. As you pointed out, blacks only play roles of criminals or on certain occasions, the righteous African American, although rare can this case be seen. Hispanics are portrayed as migrant workers or pot smoking mooches (Cheech & Chong). Asian Americans are good at math but struggle with social skills are avert violence. And the most pressing of all of these being the portrayal of woman. Women are gold diggers, sexual beings are at a touch or look are instantly ready for sex. They ask, beg and need a man to save them because even the strongest of woman, the most intelligent and powerful woman always seek and yearn for a man to sweep them away to a “Dreamworld.” And here, from the portrayal of woman comes the manifestation of the male ego. The “Tough Guise.” Men use violence to assert their dominance. Solving a problem verbally makes you less of a man. It makes you weak. That is not how men solve problems; therefore you must not be a man.

These ideas are perpetuated solely through ignorance and the unwillingness of media to mirror current society. Mass media is a representation of the affluent white community which makes up so little of the population. This punctuates the problem in which we face now and will continue to face as long as public opinion and media used as a tool of entertainment is in the hands of five major corporations. Equity is important in a world as diversified as the one we live and until we empower one another, race and genders included, changes likely will not happen.
]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Banks_Kyle_-_1__-5231.aspxFriday, February 24, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Almassi__Tara_1__-5221.aspxThursday, February 23, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE____Briana_Brothers__-5156.aspxWednesday, February 22, 2012 Advertising, public relations, and mass media are them more a product of mass culture than mass culture is of them. Advertising reacts to mass culture. If it works, it continues until it no longer works. Change is therefore just as rampant as fads and styles. The burden then comes to the group affecting the advertising which just so happens to be mass culture. Although this may be the most paramount and uphill battle we as a culture have ever face (although obesity certainly contends), the only way any this will change is if mass culture accepts responsibility for allowing itself to be manipulated. I personally do not believe we are predispositioned to be attracted to certain thoughts, images, or concepts. We learn them. We learn to value certain ideas such as sexuality over competence. We learn to value material items over personal worth. Therefore if there is going to be a change, it must first come from, in this case, mass culture. The one fight I find the most difficult to confront, though, is that of children and child advertisement. This to me is a horrific challenge because it truly is Ph.D’s vs. three-year-olds. It then becomes the burden of the family to raise the child with the intestinal fortitude of someone other than Mickey Mouse or the latest Cartoon Network character. By teaching and instilling values in children such as violence and objectification of anyone does not define a “hero,” it defines a loser, a sty, and anyone else who degrades or preys on any type of cultural degradation.
Not to argue with everything you stated, as I agree very much with the points you illustrated, I just feel the responsibility MUST be mass cultures. Otherwise, will anything really change? Probably not. (I’m being a bit argumentative for the sake of the assignment, and I liked your post title.)
]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/I_am_sick_of_all_your_LIES____-5145.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/Pilgrim_Response-5143.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE___PILGRIM_--_1__Respond_to_this_question_--_to_begin-5138.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE___PILGRIM_--_1__Respond_to_this_question_--_to_begin-5131.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/NBCohyouGE-3-reply/RE___PILGRIM_--_1__Respond_to_this_question_--_to_begin-5121.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012 The fragmentation and objectification of the female figure so to present the perfect image of what a woman should be guides children, teens, and young adults to internalize their imperfections. Jean Killbourne explained how the female body type we (mass culture) see in ads makes up only five percent of body types in the world. This presents numerous issues starting mainly with the progressive nature of eating disorders in young adolescent girls, as well as the increasing number of eating disorders with adolescent boys. Ironically enough, the perfection our culture is bombarded with through advertisements couldn’t be farther from the truth. Perfection is not real, at least in the real world. The women we see are represented as having perfect skin or the perfect body because of the product, when in fact a computer is doing the enhancing. Instead of buying lipstick, maybe we should all buy PHOTOSHOP!!!!!. The creation of the perfect female figure is what pushes women, primarily young women and girls to seek something that doesn’t exist. Perfection. By constantly being reminded and told that to be perfect, one must buy a product or wear a certain makeup, the internalization of imperfections become ever more present. Although one might believe this argument to be a slippery slope, let us bare it down. The constant bombardment of the perfect, beautiful woman forces the mind to find the differences. By locating the differences, the mind now notices the imperfections. By internalizing the imperfections, the subject now turns to products to enhance their appeal so to create their ideal selves. There the constant strive for self-improvement exists and in turn, a consumer is born. If a consumer is born and constantly fed the idea that their “imperfections” can be fixed, so too does this mindset translate to other products i.e. weight loss pills, make up, clothing and so forth. The alternatives to such problems can lead to self-destructive acts of self-deprivation. Therefore it is only safe to believe that if the ideal woman, one who is perfect in every way is forever cemented in our aesthetic world that eating disorders will continue.
Although I only touched on one of the man different ideas Killbourne addressed, I believe that the portrayal of the ideal, perfect women is the most difficult. What we see is internalized and therefore the idea of comparison is planted. How can one compete against something that doesn’t even exist? Honestly, I find myself a bit short of words to even try to answer this question I have presented. Do we stop looking at advertisements? How do we stop what we see everywhere. My only though is to rely, as Postman explains, on education and institutions before such ideas of inferiority grow and inevitably lead to destructive behaviors. I believe now and will continue to portray that mass culture should bare much of the burden of our current circumstances given that we are the ones that have to change. If this is to be fought, this must be won at the dinner tables, the living rooms, the car rides and everything we as future parents will possible do with our children. Not only reinforcing the ideals of honesty and integrity, but that of self-worth not being manifested and internalized from material and aesthetic obsessions. Beyond that, what else can I hope for.
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