The movie Bamboozled has orientalism in it. Pierre viewed African Americans in a different view then the CEO of CNS. This movie stereotypes African Americans as bieng unworthy. Bamboozled's show portrays the African American culture and people as only bieng able to be be slaves and dance and sing. The entertainment industry takes people in and spit them out. The entertainment industry doesn't care how people feel, or how they represent people. It's entertainment, it's supposed to be entertaining. Pierre never thought that his idea for Mantan and Sleep and Eat would be accepted because it was so stereotypical. Mantan and Sleep and Eat were viewed by others as sick and terrible when the show first came out. Then followers of the show began to enjoy it and viewed the show as good.
Representation was used in Bamboozled. Bamboozled represented the African American race as stupid. Even though Mantan and Sleep and Eat was a show and made up, it still makes this race look bad. Mantan and Sleep and Eat made the race look bad because even after realizing what the show was they continued to do the show anyway. But after a while they both realized they were being used and embarrassed by the show. They were tired of bieng represented unfairly.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Research Blog Part 10
My research site, webkinz.com is all aout identity. Children all over know what the "W" on the foot of an animal means that it's a webkinz. As soon as my daughter sees that "W" she knows that the person who has that stuffed animal share a similar identity. They both are interested in webkinz. Webkinz also want you to know all you have to do is register with their website and every animal you buy, which in my daughters mind she is the animal while online, they have a home and belong with the other furry friends. Every webkinz is special there. Every webkinz recieves a name chosen by you and a birth certificate.
You form different relationships with each animal. The animals have to be cared for and loved, even taken to the vet. As my daughter dresses and accessorieses with her animal she feels that each one likes different things and enjoys different games. I understand that children have a vivid imaggination but thats who webkinz are geares for. It indentifies with what the children want and gives parental controls and things parents want for safety on the website. Every webkinz online has there on role in the family/game. They each have there own belonging and expectations that children make for them and the website allows them to fantasize a little more.
Webkinz are a good form of interpellation. Interpellaton is when "individuals are compelled, through a mix of individual psychological and social imperatives, to identify with social roles offered them", accoring to Althusser. Children playing with webkinz is a social role that is offered to them when they get the webkinz. The children get to play on line and can play with thier friends or by themselves with these animals. My daughter loves every webkinz she has, her friends all love webkinz also, it's like a competition of who has more and which was you have.
You form different relationships with each animal. The animals have to be cared for and loved, even taken to the vet. As my daughter dresses and accessorieses with her animal she feels that each one likes different things and enjoys different games. I understand that children have a vivid imaggination but thats who webkinz are geares for. It indentifies with what the children want and gives parental controls and things parents want for safety on the website. Every webkinz online has there on role in the family/game. They each have there own belonging and expectations that children make for them and the website allows them to fantasize a little more.
Webkinz are a good form of interpellation. Interpellaton is when "individuals are compelled, through a mix of individual psychological and social imperatives, to identify with social roles offered them", accoring to Althusser. Children playing with webkinz is a social role that is offered to them when they get the webkinz. The children get to play on line and can play with thier friends or by themselves with these animals. My daughter loves every webkinz she has, her friends all love webkinz also, it's like a competition of who has more and which was you have.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Reading Blog Part 6 1st & 2nd member response
I posted on Eric's blog page for my first member response for reading blog part 6.
I posted on Andrew Poland for my 2nd member response.
So I accidently posted my 1st member response on Erics research blog Part #9, so I reposted on the Reading Blog Part 6 but it was just today because I just figured it out. So it's going to look like its late but if you check his research blog 9 you will see it was posted on the correct date. Sorry!
I posted on Andrew Poland for my 2nd member response.
So I accidently posted my 1st member response on Erics research blog Part #9, so I reposted on the Reading Blog Part 6 but it was just today because I just figured it out. So it's going to look like its late but if you check his research blog 9 you will see it was posted on the correct date. Sorry!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Research Blog Part 9
Interpellation corresponds with my research site because it brings many different children together all over the world. So many children, generally younger girls , love webkinz and when a child sees another child with a webkinz they automatically have some kind of comfort zone. They already know they have something in common. Most generally if you have a webkinz animal, then you have a account on the webkinz site. Which allows you to register your animals and play with them online. The website sets goal for you by making you have to feed them and take them to the vet and much more. It also sets goals for the children and the parents to get more webkinz by offering free accessories and certificates of achievement for your child and pet when you reach a certain number of pets registered to your account online. I know at like 30 pets my daughter got the certificate and some accessories for her pet.
Having a webkinz doll identifies your child to other children, identifying what they like and a tiny part of who they are. Children who like webkinz are in their own little subculture. Some of these children in this subculture don't just have one or two of these webkinz, they have 50 or more. Maybe even the whole collecton.Webkinz make pleasure for many children everyday.
Having a webkinz doll identifies your child to other children, identifying what they like and a tiny part of who they are. Children who like webkinz are in their own little subculture. Some of these children in this subculture don't just have one or two of these webkinz, they have 50 or more. Maybe even the whole collecton.Webkinz make pleasure for many children everyday.
Reading Blog #6
The educational institutions I have attend have worked to interpellate me into particular roles as a student and members of society by preparing me for other classes and possible employment perspectives and much more. Every class I take prepares me or goes over something I have already learned in a previous class. Owens is a place that broadens students horizens. Some classes that you take are easy A's, but not to suck up, our teacher deffinetly makes you think outside the box. By attending college your are acheiving goals for yourself and you may be setting future goals, by getting your associates degree now and then transferring to a four year college and getting a bachelor's degree. School also helps to interpellate students into society by teaching them responsibilities, respect and manners that some may not be to familiar with. Beyond that it's giving students an education, which you need in society.
By the proffessor stand or sit at the front of the room is just another sign of respect. The professor can make eye contact with everyone and moniter what kind of facial expressions or whatever else the students are doing. By monitoring what the students are doing the teachers can determine who is listening to ear buds, sleeping, taking notes, texting or whatever it may be and set appropriate goals for the proper students. I feel that by having the teacher/proffessor in the front of the class it makes them aware of everything that is going on in the classroom.
By the proffessor stand or sit at the front of the room is just another sign of respect. The professor can make eye contact with everyone and moniter what kind of facial expressions or whatever else the students are doing. By monitoring what the students are doing the teachers can determine who is listening to ear buds, sleeping, taking notes, texting or whatever it may be and set appropriate goals for the proper students. I feel that by having the teacher/proffessor in the front of the class it makes them aware of everything that is going on in the classroom.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Reading Blog #5
The images or logos I cme up with are a mixture of abstarct and real objects. The apple is a real object that represents apple ipods, computers and much more. Tide, Mcdonalds and aeropostale are abstract items. They don't represent a real object, but just by glancing at them everyone is familar with what they represent. The mcdonalds logo is all over the place. You can find a mcdonalds sign anywhere you go, even if you are traveling outside of the country. There are mcdonalds all over the world. The owners of mcdonalds put these signs in convienent places to inform consumers that there is a restaurant readily avaialable to serve you and your family. The tide logo is seen usually in grocery stores, but you will see it on the television in advertisements. Or in coupons in the weekly paper.Aeropostale isnt a logo you see quite as frequently as the rest of the logos I used. Its mostly advertised by shoppers of the store. I rarely see the aeropostale logo anywhere, besides on peoples clothing. The apple logo is all over the place. It's a huge company that advertises on television, the internet and in papers. Its a common logo that as a consumer I am used to seeing. Apple has so many different items to offer to consumers they could advertse all day long. Any person in charge of placing logos/ signs for there company wants to put them in a spot where its easy for consumers to see, where the area is travelled frequently and close by to a location that has the items the company is sellling. Most of the logos I chose are bieng used by teenagers and people in the age of 12-35. Younger people are interested in aeropostale and the products apple has to offer. Tide is going to be used by anyone who does laundry and who can afford it, it's a little pricey. Mcdonalds is loved by all, but especially children. Kids love to visit mcdonalds and get there happy meal with the exciting toy inside of it. Although adults also enjoy mcdonalds, it gets them out of cooking for the night. The main goal for all of these companys is to get people to come in and continue to keep coming back. By offering sales, coupons, good deals or toys, every consumer likes to get a break somehow, and thats how these places get you to come back again and again.
Research Blog Part 8
Possible subcultures for final paper:
Webkinz
Gamers
Big Brother
Stoners
Preps/different clicks
Music subcultures, like rockers
Religious subculture
Youth/Teenage subculture
Otherkin
Harry Potter
Inmate subculture
Trekkies
Deadheads
Gleeks
Webkinz
Gamers
Big Brother
Stoners
Preps/different clicks
Music subcultures, like rockers
Religious subculture
Youth/Teenage subculture
Otherkin
Harry Potter
Inmate subculture
Trekkies
Deadheads
Gleeks
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