Monday, June 1, 2009
Pop Culture is Manipulative
I agree with the statements made in the essay, "The Unreal World" written by Jennifer L. Pozner. The author discusses the impact that the reality TV phenomenon has made on us as humans. She describes that the shows are edited to make someone seem pushy or lazy. She also explains that these shows send out a poor message to those who are impressionable, mainly young girls. The message tells this audience that a person has to be a hot dumb babe in order to find love and happiness, and that these shows overlook brains and personality. "The equation Fat Wallet + Skinny Chick = Love robs us all of our humanity and erases the possibility of emotional conncetion" (Pozner 447). Pop culture is manipulative and seems to be nothing mmore than a fad or a statement that really isnt essential to human living, but in turn can be fatal.
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This is interesting for me to read, because I wrote my last writing assignment on the fact that reality TV is edited to show a fabricated "real" world. Your writing shows a great analysis of the essay and summary of it's important parts.
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