The Overlooked Role of a Cyberbully

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjuN3NfdmIE&feature=youtu.be

Just in case! 

Not only a game

On Monday in class we started watching a movie and it was mostly about sports which let me tell you I love sports which most girls don’t. First off when I was in High School I was a three sport athlete all four years playing soccer, basketball, and running track. The guy in this video talks about how masculinity is shown all over in sports especially in football. Football shows men that they should be tough no matter what. If they are injured they need to get up and play through the pain. What does this show men? It shows them that they can’t ever be weak that no matter how much pain they are going through they need to suck it up or people will think that they are a girl. Which I kind of take to defense because saying that means that girls are always weak when it comes to pain. Myself being an athlete I have played through pain (all of my toes broken). This is said all over in sports that if someone has a bad game or gets hurt and doesn’t get up then automatically they are a girl. I think people need to stop looking down at girls especially in the sports world. Like it said in the video that back then women sports used to be all over the television and now you barley see any women sports unless they are in a bikini. The point to all of this sports shouldn’t degrade men and make fun of them if they get hurt or have a bad game nor should girls be degraded.

Parasocial Relationships One Tree Hill

At the beginning of the semester we talked about Parasocial Relationships and the first thing that came to my mind was One Tree Hill! This is one of my all-time favorite television shows and I was so sad when the last season aired on television. I will get this out there that there are a total of 9 seasons and I own every one of them and have watched all the seasons multiple times. I became so engrossed in the show that I talked about the main characters as if I really knew them in real life. I had a boyfriend in high school who was watching this television show for the first time and he was explaining a scene to me. Once I heard what he was saying I automatically knew he was talking about and I said “Oh that sounds like Brooke.” All I remember him doing was laughing saying oh my gosh you act you act like you guys are best friends and you know them. Which is true a part of me felt like I was friends with each one of the characters and I felt like I had some kind of connection with each of them. I believe that many people have para-social relationships with television shows, to even celebrities. Having a connection like Twitter keeps me connected to my television show and also the seasons that I own where I can always watch them no matter what. I believe that people get so engrossed with a para-social things that when it is gone they feel like they have lost something special and that’s exactly what I felt when One Tree Hill was over.  

Masculinity in television

We talked about a couple weeks ago about masculinity on T.V. The article that we read said that men are just one thing for example, a guy can be extremely good looking but not be intelligent. So many television shows portray this image that a man can only be one thing. One of the television shows that stand out in my mind would have to be Two& Half Men. I have only seen this television show a couple of times but it shows the two main characters Charlie and Allen as being just one thing. Allen is the father of a boy who is gay and very intelligent, while on the other hand Charlie is the ladies’ man you can say and has all the charm and looks to get women. Another television show which I must say I watch every night would be Full House. This show portrays what the author was saying also by the three men who are the main characters of this show. First you have Danny who is a single parent of three girls and is a complete neat freak, uptight, and loving father. The other two main characters are Joey and Jessie. Joey is the best friend who is the comedian of the family who is always up for fun, while Jessie is the uncle has all the looks and is a rock star. Together they make up one man but separately they each just have one thing. Having this shown on television I believe is giving men the wrong impression. Showing men that they can only be one way is not true at all nor would you only want to be looked at as one way. For example, they could show that if you’re a man you can only be strong and that you never cry. Well you know what guys! Girls like it when guys have emotions it makes us feel much closer to them in an emotional way. Television shows I believe show that they have an incomplete faith about men, which I think they should have faith in men that they can be more than one way and  I think the media needs to start showing that in movies and also television.  

Reality TV

I have never really watched Honey Boo Boo, but seeing the clips still makes me wonder why people still watch this show? Is it because it’s so interesting to watch people we see as lower class? The TV producers’ makes the family look like this by showing the kind of house they live in and how they dress. Also they portray them as crude southern people who talk about their feet smelling and subtitles are on the screen to help people understand what the family is staying which portrays the family as being not smart enough to understand. In reality this family is not poor at all and has been putting some of the money that they are making into college funds for their children. The other reality TV show that was talked about last week was Duck Dynasty and the “Real” Housewives. The “Real” Housewives show I can understand somewhat why people watch it because they have lots of drama and money. But what they show never show is how do they make all this money or do they just spend all the money that their husbands make? The producers seem to get how people want to see how the rich people live and all the drama. Honestly, I don’t see a point to this show and watching it. The last TV show that was talked about last week was Duck Dynasty which this show kind of is portrayed the same in some ways as Honey Boo Boo. This show portrays the family as being rednecks by showing them making a pool in the back of a truck to cool off from the hot summer heat, and by swimming in a pond as well. The show never really shows them working in the office only for a little bit. But having some shots in the office goes to show that they are educated to be running a million dollar business, which even one of the man people in the show actually did go to college and has a BA degree. I think that as Americans we are always going to be fascinated with reality television shows no matter how ridiculous some are.   

Go Ellen!

On days that I can watch Ellen DeGeneres I do she is probably one of my favorite talk show hosts to watch. Why might one ask I watch it is because she is entertainment and you can see how Ellen truly does care about her fans and guest on the show. She treats all of her guest special and always has a surprise for them during the show.  

In class we talked about how Ellen came out of the closer was a big move for television. I do think it was a daring move for her. I have a guy friend who is gay and I remember him telling me how it felt like a huge weight lifted off his shoulders once he came out. This just shows how strong Ellen is about coming out because I’m sure that was not easy for her at all. Ellen’s show shows people that life is not always bad and that people should be grateful for what they have. She has done a lot for families all over and donated money to many programs.

I believe that Ellen is an icon to many and it doesn’t matter that she is gay. I believe more people look up to her because she is so open about her sexuality, outgoing, and a funny woman. I always give major props to people who are kind and strong just like Ellen. Ellen is changing one person’s life at a time and what is more rewarding then that?

Disney Is Not So Bad!

During class Friday one of the main topics was Disney and how they portray the Princess Culture. For me growing up my sister and I would watch Disney movies all the time from Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Tangled. Many argue that Disney is showing young girls that in life you will find your prince charming live in a nice house and have everything that you have every wanted in life. Yes, I do have to agree that Disney movies do that but I also believe that they show some good qualities especially when it comes to a girl standing up for themselves and being independent. For example, in Cinderella it shows her being a maid for her evil step mother and step sisters but even though they don’t treat her well or nice you never see her treat them the way that they treat her. This shows girls that no matter how bad someone treats you that you should treat everyone with kindness. Just in many other movies that Disney does show the girls being strong, independent, standing up for ones self, never giving up on a dream that they have, and being yourself. I believe those are some great qualities to have in a movie to show young girls that being a woman can be a strong and powerful thing. I loved watching those kinds of movies when I was younger and I did learn from some of those movies. So ladies embrace all the great qualities that each and every one of you have and always chase after your dreams. 

*The clip above just goes to show how sweet and nice princesses are and how they are always encouraging other people. 

Toddlers Tiaras Nightmare!

From the clip " Toddlers in Tiaras" that we watched in class on Wednesday got me really thinking especially since my major is in Child Development. Seeing how the child in the show (Mackenzie) having total control over her mother made me sick and completely shocked to see a parent be run over by their own child. What makes people of our generation watch such shows that these?



The first thing that came to my mind was "Oh my gosh that child is out of control!" I just kept seeing everything that the parent was doing wrong with the child, but for some reason I could not look away from what was being shown. From this show people are being exposed first hand what could go on during toddler beauty pageants. Which shocked me and there is no way I would put my child in something like that especially at a young age.

This show ties in with what we were talking about in class this week Princess Culture. It shows this little girl that is spoiled and gets everything she wants from getting a facial, to her nails getting done, her hair all dolled up, and wearing nice expensive clothes. If that parent continues to bring up her child like this, what is she showing her? Basically what I think is being shown that she is a princess and she will get everything that she wants without a fight. Well this child is going to be in for a rude awakening when she hits the real world because no one’s life is like a princess getting everything you want and having people cater to you. Shows like this make me sick because this child and mother need a reality check.