Blog 37-Personal Anecdote

I can easily connect with the topic of media manipulation, as everyone else can. Even though college has slowed down my television consumption by, well probably by 95%, I am still engulfed in media on the computer for the majority of the day. I am still well-connected with the world and it’s influences. I can also see the trends of the people I pass by. I see all of the Sperry’s and North Face jackets. If a guy’s wearing a rainbow poncho while holding an umbrella with bunnies on it, I can guarantee this guy is going to be judged as a weirdo. I understand there’s a norm to any society, but I feel like media takes too much of a hold on it. Most of the judgments given off by us are kept in our mind, but the media releases the negativity to the world. Personally, I would not want to be a cause of a bad change in someone because of my judgments. I find it peaceful to keep an open mind rather than be clouded with the negativity on the news. I end up changing the news most of the time because the majority of what’s being broadcasted is full of the daily corruption in the area. One of my personal experiences has to be seeing one of the cast members from The Real World at McFadden’s. He is known for being the crazy drunk on the reality (“un-reality” to me) 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 is 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. Just like if you were going to pay to see a Lady Gaga concert; you would be disappointed if she came out in regular clothes while she at on a stool and sang. Poor lady, because of media, we now question if she is a hermaphrodite.