Stereotypically Judged

In reading “The Miseducation of Hip-Hop—Discrimination in Education,” the author Jamilah Evelyn seems to congratulation Jason Hinmon on breaking the stereotype. Albert Einstein once said, "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity." At some point in time mostly everyone finds themselves nursing a burnt hand or finger as a learning experience, that the stove was hot. The author makes mention of Jason Hinmon, a student who represents "good" students with grounds to resent the stereotype, but the author does not seem to understand why the faculty would "profess there's no shortage of young people to live up-or down-to it" (Evelyn, 2008).

It seems as though stereotyping is everywhere. It’s in the work force, schools, and even in public places. People will always judge others by the way they dress, look, act and even to what they listen, too. This country is a right to live and express is it not? Or is it not the freedom of choice anymore?

Reference

Evelyn, J. (2008). The Miseducation of Hip-Hop - Discrimination in Education. In L. Gray-Rosendale, Pop Perspectives (pp. 559-565). New York: McGraw Hill.

Differences in the media; stationary pictures, moving pictures and language

Neil Postman and Steve Powers claim there are many differences in the media when it comes to stationary pictures, moving pictures and language. For instance they claim that stationary pictures speak only in particularities. Their vocabulary is limited to concrete representation (Postman & Powers, 2008).

They both talked about moving pictures presenting emotions and rudimentary. Moving pictures can show not only a panorama view of nature but it can also show joy and misery of our human race. Examples of moving pictures are jet planes flying, explosions or smoke pouring from a window.

There are several different types of languages they point out to us. Language can describe an event, evaluate an event and infer to what is unknown on the bias of what is known. Here is an example of what they used: Manny Freebus is 5’8” and weighs 235 pounds. Manny Freebus is grossly fat. Manny Freebus eats to much (Postman & Powers, 2008). The first sentence is pure description with no interference and without judgment. The second sentence is made known as an event, Manny Freebus. The third sentence is just an observation the speaker made.

Postman and Powers have made it very clear that the media has ways of telling the truth the way it actually happened or bending it to make it a little more made up. They make a good claim on how the media really works and it’s very believable.

Reference

Postman, N., & Powers, S. (2008). The Bias of Language, The Bias of Pictures. In L. Gray-Rosendale, Pop Perspectives (pp. 481-489). New York: McGraw Hill.

The past meets the future!

In the making of this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM3s37fZZts&NR=1&noredirect=1, we can see how the creator wants to bring the past to the future by using a Star Wars character.  The character represents a young Darth Vader who thinks he has powers to control things. He interacts with life forms, such as his dog, his parents and non-life forms like the washer and dryer, a baby doll and finally a Volkswagen car.

 It has a 21st century setting with modern technology, but has that little catch of the past, Darth Vader from Stars Wars. The child like Darth Vader demonstrates that children today and even adults know what the powers of Darth Vader holds by the Star Wars movies of the past. These movies have been around for many years and with each generation they are kept alive, just like in the video where the boy thinks he brought the car to life.

In the end, the father of the childlike Darth Vader shows the world that new technology has a way of operating by the touch of a finger or for the boy to believe a movement of his hands.

Teenage Interaction in Pop Culture

  

  In viewing the video of Justin Bieber's "Baby" http://www.vevo.com/watch/justin-bieber/baby/USUV71000127, he demonstrates the art of competition between the girls and boys for a love he doesn’t wish to lose. From the moment they inter the bowling alley, they proceed to see who can bowl better to who is the better dancer, the boys or girls. This shows an interaction between everyone in this video. Another thing was seeing a rap star “Ludicrous” in this video, WOW! It show’s not only an interaction between different nationalities but presents a positive side to cultures getting along.

Interactions between teenagers in bowling alleys are still considered traditional today in the 21st century and they still contend to see who the better gender is. The boys against the girls! It’s also a place to hang out and enjoy each other’s company. Many teens considered it a safer place to interact with each other compared to parking lots and clubs. Just like in the video, the setting takes place in the bowling alley, where the environment is safe and free of danger but allows them to have fun, interact, bowl and dance.