In the article Unlearning The Myths That Bind us
it made me realize how society depicts that way we act around certain people
and react in certain situations. In the beginning of the article it talks about
how the students kept a journal to write down their ideas. Social media, the television, listening to the radio, and
many more depict the way someone acts in society because they may be persuaded
in a particular way because of what they heard or saw. What we do not realize
is how true it is because if something is different then what you may see in a
movie, example in the last article we read about Cinderella and gays. In the
movie Cinderella it is a guy and a girl, but if a girl and a girl or a guy and
a guy date it is “unacceptable” because that’s the way society has taught us
through various of different ways. Another example could be is that in all of
the Disney movies kids watch it is mainly white people in every movie except
Pocahontas and yet some people in society wonder why someone could be so
racists. No one thinks about how what kids do everyday depicts what he or she
does and acts in society. Many people blame parents for being racist or such
judgmental, but its not just that it’s also the way things are portrayed at us
all throughout life, beginning at such a young age. http://eileenoevalwriting.weebly.com/disneys-gender-portrayal.html This article talks about the way Disney portrays some of its movies in either a good way or a bad way.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
The Myths That Bind Us
In the article Unlearning The Myths That Bind us
it made me realize how society depicts that way we act around certain people
and react in certain situations. In the beginning of the article it talks about
how the students kept a journal to write down their ideas. Social media, the television, listening to the radio, and
many more depict the way someone acts in society because they may be persuaded
in a particular way because of what they heard or saw. What we do not realize
is how true it is because if something is different then what you may see in a
movie, example in the last article we read about Cinderella and gays. In the
movie Cinderella it is a guy and a girl, but if a girl and a girl or a guy and
a guy date it is “unacceptable” because that’s the way society has taught us
through various of different ways. Another example could be is that in all of
the Disney movies kids watch it is mainly white people in every movie except
Pocahontas and yet some people in society wonder why someone could be so
racists. No one thinks about how what kids do everyday depicts what he or she
does and acts in society. Many people blame parents for being racist or such
judgmental, but its not just that it’s also the way things are portrayed at us
all throughout life, beginning at such a young age. http://eileenoevalwriting.weebly.com/disneys-gender-portrayal.html This article talks about the way Disney portrays some of its movies in either a good way or a bad way.
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I totally agree that media gives us awful stereotypes and racist beliefs that they program into everyone's brain making us believe that is the way things are supposed to be
ReplyDeleteThough there are many negative and horrific stereotypes mentioned in the media today, we also have to remember that the parents have to have some say in how their children allow these songs, movies, and TV shows influence them. It is extremely important for the parents to be their for their children to inform them of what they show make of the messages sent out to them by media but also what they're exposed to.
ReplyDeleteIt is true, it does start with the parents. Children see what their parents do and act and they emulate that behavior. It all starts and ends at home.
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