Blog 32

The amount of media manipulation is even more extent in today’s times. In the early 1900’s, communication through media was very limited, but now our minds are invaded with commercials, labels, television, magazines, and billboards. Media influences how we think of different things, such as styles and even people we don’t know. This is the problem: we’re making conclusions on people we no nothing about, other than what we hear on the news or read in the magazines. Like mentioned in the last blog, this goes into politics and knowing which of the politicians are the better one. Without knowing credible information about each side leads to future problems with how we are governed. This especially pertains to the population of college kids. At this age, we start to make our own decisions, set apart from the beliefs of our parents . It is an important thing to separate the information handed to us by it’s credibility to create better beliefs and conclusions. We grew up in a generation that is consumed by highly dramatic television shows, such as Jersey Shore and The Real World, and this has the capability of showing teens this is how you are supposed to act. This not only affects teenage reputations, but it also affects the reputation of the celebrities of the shows. For instance, Adam from the last season on The Real World was at McFadden’s. Adam is known for being a crazy drunk on the television show. At McFadden’s, Adam was on top of the bar the entire time pouring shots into the mouths of the dancers below.  This is highly expected behavior because that’s how we saw him in the show. It would be a disappointment to everyone if he fell from that reputation and just roamed the bar like everyone else.