Ok blog world, this post is going to be about three contemporary icons that I think stick out in my head when I close my eyes click my heels. No, Dorothy is not one of my icons. I am going to write about The Real Housewives of Orange County, Jersey Shore and Casey Anthony. All of these icons represent something of importance as of late and all are controversial topics, so I hope to see some great rebuttals.
Lets start with the Housewives. Actually, lets look at why they are on T.V. I believe that this “reality” phase we are going through in last few years has really showed what Americans have become. We don’t have things to worry about anymore like war or major politics that involve the common man so I believe people have taken their attention elsewhere…..Its not a good place to be. This show has shown us all that it’s ok to be loaded, to cheat on your husband and marry for money. Everyone watching loves to see the clashing of the women involved and can’t wait to see what’s next because they wish they could act like that. I can’t wait to see how this show and others like it are going to effect our youth.
Speaking of youth, my next topic is Jersey Shore. I don’t know why this is on T.V. but again it is and again people are watching it. The show depicts outrageous people doing outrageous things. I think viewers watch for the same reason they watch housewives, because they wish they all could act like that. Where did the days go where people wanted to live a life of dignity and honor? I am not a saint but I think its better to try and show our youth the way you should act and not the way you shouldn’t. I mean there isn’t even a point to this show. There is no start or end or goal…….So why else would people want to watch this other than the fact they enjoy the people in it. I think they should all be jailed.
My last topic is Casey Anthony. This case is a sad one. She was just announced innocent and my Facebook was flooded by people that think they KNOW she is guilty. My question guilty or not, why is her face and story on T.V. to begin with? I live in Cleveland where we have a serial killer on trial who killed and dismembered 13 women and stored them in his walls. I think the difference in these two cases is who and what color the people are that were involved. If the Cleveland serial killer killed white upper class girls this case would be all over the news across the country. Instead he killed low class ladies who where mostly lured by drugs. What is wrong with this picture here?
My point in this blog post is to show how our culture and the media are just headed in the wrong direction. When our country is still young and we as Americans are supposedly looked up to by other countries across the globe, we are watching Real Housewives smack each other, Jersey Shore punks drinking and having sex before marriage and murderers on trial. We as Americans should be worried about our debt ceiling crisis, global warming or our president sending our troops to other countries without approval. I think its actually misdirection so we DON’T think or act on the more important topics at hand……..Wait……. American Idol is on…..I have to go!
I do have to say that you have a different take on the terms we use in Popular Culture. I don't think that because a person watches a television show where people cheat or marry for money means that they wish they could be like that. I am not a regular viewer of any kind of t.v. show, however, I do, on occassion watch these types of shows....not for a dream of being like those types of people, but for some odd reason, it makes me laugh. So basically what you are saying is that is I play a video game where I shoot someone then that means I secretly want to kill people in real life....that, to me, is a little odd!
ReplyDeleteI would like to challenge you to pick a topic that is of interest to YOU! Something that is your pop culture....try making a positive post, not on what you think the rest of the world is interested in, but something that YOU enjoy!!
Thanks for the post!