Splice = Worst. Movie. Ever.

Have you ever seen the movie Splice?! It is by far the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. Basically, two scientists splice their DNA to create a new living being. They are successful and out comes this creepy little thing...which they name Dren. Dren is a little female creature who has amphibious lungs and a sting ray. Themovie was going alright and the creature even seemed a little cute... until it had sex with the leading male character, turned into a man and proceeded to rape the female lead character?! When it was over I was left shocked and disgusted. I felt as though it was the biggest waste of an hour and a half I had ever spent in my entire life. To my surprise, many people seemed to love it! I did not understand! This is a perfect example of just what the media can get away with. They are allowed to depict distrurbing scenarios that would NEVER happen, and for some reason the audience just eats it up! I simply just don't get it. The media is wack. People are wack. That is all.

Media Constructs Reality.

There are many examples within the media that try to construct reality. Many magazines feed us false images of people,making us think that they look like that in real life. Shows like Survivor, Big Brother House,The Hills,Teen Mom, Sweet Sixteen and Jershey Shore trick us into thinking that the 'people'within these shows actually live these lives, but they are just characters portraying a role. By slapping the title of "reality tv" onto these shows , the audience thinks all of these things happen in real life. But in reality they are scripted characters who go through wardrobe and make-up before appearing on camera. False constructions like this have a very negative effect on the younger generation of society. Since a majority of these shows appear on teen demographic networks such as MTV, young people are watching them and think it is okay to leads lives like this. Unfortunately, partying, having sex and spending copious amounts of money is not a realistic lifestlye...unless of course you're Paris Hilton. (what happened to her?!)
In conclusion, media does an excellent job of constructing reality, but sadly that may be what destroys the next generation.

Bring Marshall Mathers to Canada!

The other day in Law class it was brought to my attention that in October of 2000, the rapper Eminem was not allowed in Canada to give concerts. The reason was because apparently his "misogynist" views showed hatred towards women. Okay, first of all...he does not hate ALL women, just a few in particular which he has very good reasons for. Second of all, he has the right to freedom of speech so his lyrics should not put a road block on what he is able to do. Thirdly, if he isn't allowed in Canada, why is he so widely accepted in the United States? This whole issue made me furious...until I read further. Apparently, Ontario's attorney general asked the federal government to stop the performer at the border but this request was refused on the grounds that Marshall was not convicted of a crime and could not be denied entry. Although it's obvious that his views offend some people, they are not considered hate crimes under the criminal code. Thankfully, Eminem was eventually allowed access to Canada where he preformed multiple concerts.

Photo Retouching

When I read this blog assignment, I immediately thought of an ad by "Candies" that I recently saw. The picture was of Britney Spears, and she was SO photoshopped that it was ridiculous. This woman's body clearly does not look like this! She's had two children! Digital retouching has gone too far. I mean, this just looks pathetic. The media really has no effect on me, but it's pictures like this that influence little girls to strive for an impossible perfection! Stand up for something real children. These woman's bodies haven't looked like this for at least ten years, if ever.

Check out my links list for digtally retouched photos.

Shania vs. Ke$ha : Then and Now

The media is constantly changing. Unfortunately, this can not be considered a positive evolution. When I was growing up, I was faced with images of positive influences like Shania Twain. I would watch her sing and dance so innocently, and secretly vowed to grow up just like her. If my role model had polite intentions, and even after vowing to be just like her, I’m still not quite so innocent, what happens to the girls growing up in the next generation? With role models like Ke$ha exposing them to a world of s-e-x, make- up and blow? Most little girls stare at the television screen, imitating and hoping to become whatever is on M.T.V. So, if theses girls strive to dance disgustingly in the bathroom stalls of clubs, then what happens to the generation? All I’m saying is that we need to bring back positive role models to the media. Young, influential minds need something to take advice from. If all they see is pop culture starlets bouncing from rehabs to hospitals, this is close to what they will become.