Reality Television

Reality television i believe relates to the people because the people who watch it, have something that has happened or do stuff that happens in the show. They feel that they have experienced it so they become interested, which makes them watch it, and watch it more often. The biggest effect i have noticed from people watching reality television is the styles of clothing that people wear. They seem to change what they wear to what they see on television, or try to act or look like the people that they see on television. The reason that i believe reality television is so popular is because it does not just focus the attention to one group that it is trying to draw in, it can relate to many people and have problems or situations that can relate to many people, not just one type of group for example: they do not just pull in one certain type of race, or athletic group, or people who like weird things. There are many different types of archetypes that people see on reality television. The main one i have seen, based on the shows that i watch are a mid twenties groups. People who like to party, there's always one person who thinks that they are in charge of everything and everyone. A person who is always a follower, and girls who are always bitchy. There is always one girl who just ruins the day for everyone continuously. The bitchy one usually leaves the show early, because no one likes them, or gets voted off early. There are many more, but those are the main ones that i see when i watch reality television shows like Jersey Shore or Bad Girls Club, etc.

Religified

Under armor and North Face are brands are things i consider to be religified. The reason for this being that most people really love these two products for two different reasons. Under armor is mainly for the sports people, or people who are athletic, and are active that need cold gear or warm gear. There is also just regular under armor that does not have the warm and cold factor, that people just get to wear under other shirts, pants etc. To most people who really are into athletics under armor is considered top of the line compared to Nike and Adidas. North face is  religified to me because it is like the top brand of casual wear for men and women. They make t-shirts, pants, but to me the most known thing made by North Face to me are their jackets. The main people who have the North Face items are mainly geared to high school and up. North Face does not make many things for younger kids other than jackets. There are many people who follow this trend. These two brands have been religified by so many people wearing them, and liking them because of the way they look, and how warm they are makes people really like the two brands that i have mentioned.

Popular music today

There have been many songs that have come out in this last year that are making references to fighting, and violent types of things. This was also shown in an article that we read, that mentioned the killings of certain rappers, how covers on albums have showed violence. Certain types of rap artists seem to be rapping more and more about gang violence, and violence in general. I feel that this is contributing to more teenage kids thinking they are "gangster" and becoming more associated in groups, and thinking that gangs, and violence are more common, so that in their head makes it a little more okay. I also feel that music such as rap is making men think that it is okay to use women, or have multiple women. So men look up to these artists and do the same as them, and what they are rapping about.

PCKCC Elizabeth: What is a "Manly Man?"

Even though you wrote the top two things down, what do you personally think is the top three things a man should have in order to be considered "manly"? What type of confidence are you talking about in the sentence "without confidence, you wouldn't be able to do anything..."

PCKCCBlogAndrew: Media Makes Us Smarter

when you say that some people may argue it doesn't make us smarter other than what you said, do you think there are other reasons for people thinking this, if so what may they be?

Hip-hop and country

The similarities i see between hip-hop and country are the way both types evolve. Country used to be considered one way, but we no longer consider that what modern day country. The same goes for hip-hop and all other genres of music. They are different in the types of crowds they bring in, and they types of beats of music. The focus of hip-hop and country are also different. They do not sing or rap about the same topics. Country is more about cowboys, pain, love, etc. where as hip hop to me is usually about some sort of unrealistic thing,such as going to jail, beating someone up, etc. They sing about some things that they have never experienced, though i know country is the same in that aspect, i feel that hip-hop is more common with this.

Media making us smarter?

I personally believe that popular culture media is making us smarter. The reason i believe this is that things seem to be getting more technological. With items going this way it requires people to experience change, and learn new ways on doing things. For example many companies are going green, so they have an option of paying online. As for me an example is that my work place has changed the way you get your pay stubs. They have a website that shows you your whole pay stub and everyone that you get with that so that all of them are in the same place and viewable. This way they are no longer having to send them in the mail saving them money and saving trees. By doing the pay stubs on line it requires people to know how to get to the website, meaning they have to learn how to work computers, and with our day and age a computer is something that seems to be making its way up in the world. Beings it's probably going to be something people will need to eventually know( Even my 85 year old grandpa knows how to work a computer). Though technology has many positive effects i believe that it can also have a negative affect. The negative affect that i am talking about is stupider, and meaner. The reason i think it makes people stupid is that people do not get to experience the face to face/ person to person interactions. Thus making people more quiet and shy if they have to do things in a "real" way. When i say "real" i mean that they have to do it in person. Examples of this happening is aim, msn messenger, and other chat like ways. When i think of people becoming mean because of culture media i believe that it is this way because of things like xbox live, where people can talk crap to everyone and anyone. They can be any type person they want to be when they can not actually see the person. This can also lead to bullying.