...Reality Tv is one of the most popular hobbies used by children and adults, but who thinks about the negative stereotypes ? It can cause people to start living by its lifestyles, also it can make children think these events are real, lastly reality Tv can take a lot of attention away from our actual lives. Reality Tv and the real world aren’t as the same as people think they are. Reality Tv can cause people to start living by its lifestyle. “Bad Girls Club” and “Empire” are two shows that shows this. These shows might make people think whenever they see the actors physically fighting, cursing, and starting unnecessary drama they can do it too. According to buzzle.com, “Humans are a bunch of manipulatable species where the media feeds off this ever-growing trait that lies within us all, where half the time we aren’t aware of what it’s doing to us. “ Furthermore this quote explains that when people are on these shows, sometimes they have no idea that they are being changed slowly but surely....
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...Emotional Appeal in Jennifer Pozner’s “The Unreal World How many times have you seen a reality TV show that pans out the exact same way as others you have seen before? These shows claim to be unscripted yet almost always have similar characters that act the same way. This is because Reality TV executives cast people they know can be easily manipulated into entertaining television. By using diction and figurative language in “The Unreal World”, Jennifer Pozner arouses fury from the audience that helps prove reality TV forces an idea of unattainable beauty on women and creates hurtful gender and racial stereotypes. To elicit anger from the audience, Pozner uses diction to demonstrate how Reality TV gives women unachievable standards for beauty. Pozner explains how Reality TV has this idea of a “perfect ten” (445). The use of a numbered scale implies that women are constantly being judged on their looks. It also insinuates that women can achieve a perfect score on this scale even though perfection is unattainable. A scale implies that everyone is judged the same way; however, beauty can come in many different forms. Both of these implications are incredibly hurtful to the young women watching these shows because it puts an onus on external aspects of the human body rather than the internal. Shows exist that are completely devoted to finding flaws in women such as “Are you Hot?: The Search for America’s Sexiest People.” This show uses a laser “flaw finder” (446) to rate women...
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...When discussing reality television there is much debate over whether or not it has a positive or negative impact on society. Currently there are so many different types of reality television programming, that it is hard to determine which side to be on. Some reality programming has merit and it is understandable why it would be broadcasted, but other reality programming just produces garbage that should not be on television or even put on the internet for that matter. There is a major difference between the two though. Good reality TV should be able to keep broadcasting, but shows that are produced on MTV, VH1, and other networks should be banned from television because it promotes stereotypes in relation to race, gender, and ethnicity. In today’s infinitely expanding world of technology it is becoming easier and easier to influence the minds of viewers with TV, therefore reality TV poses a dangerous threat to society and the way are thoughts are molded. However not all reality TV is bad and should not be punished for the programming that is damaging our society’s future by changing our views and thoughts. When talking about reality TV that has a bad influence and is dangerous to society the first thing that should put into someone’s mind is any programming that is on MTV. MTV produces mind altering and numbing shoes that create stereotypes for gender, race, and class. There biggest success and the most dangerous show of all is their most popular show the “Jersey Shore”...
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...Pozner Pozner's thesis: Reality TV tends to create a stereotype that desperate, beautiful, white women symbolize the average American woman who needs to be promiscuous and compliant or else she will never attract a man. I. Emotional Appeals A. Technique One—Diction a. Use of the word "hunky lunkhead"—implies capital punishment is a crime and more personal than we usually think (murder suggests a one-on-one kind of relationship). Evidence on pages 196–197—frequency (10 references) adds emphasis. b. Use of "masquerading" and "perfect 10s" when describing women on reality TV shows like The Bachelor has negative connotations. “Masquerading” refers to when women prance around trying to be something they are not in order to get a man. “Perfect 10s” relate to the idea that women have to have an amazing body and good looks in order to even be considered on a reality TV show. Evidence on pages 445-446. c. Use of the word “schadenfreude” uses whimsical and ridiculing language to express how the pleasure of other’s misfortune is a theme for reality TV shows. Evidence on pages 442-443. B. Technique Two—Tone d. Use of the description "hunky lunkhead"—utilizes a sardonic tone about how The Bachelor is a show where a large number of crazy women chase after a conceited, athletic, handsome man. Evidence on pages 443-445. e. Part of the sentence, “…Women of color are used to stroke classical racial stereotypes.” —uses a critical...
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...These groups are more willing to harm innocents rather than going after those who wronged them.The Italian mafia has been a prominent theme in the media for decades. Movies and shows that are usually the most talked about are The Godfather, Goodfellas, and the Sopranos. The media's portrayal of the mafia has created stereotypes for Italians that are socially accepted in American culture.Movies and shows like these create terrible stereotypes for Italian because these gangster lifestyles are glorified. Sadly, most Italians living in America today embrace these stereotypes instead of setting them right.These shows today often make a mockery about what the mafia actually stands for.These shows are often scripted so they can get more views. Some mafia tv portrayals are :Mob Wives, Amish Mafia, Mafia City, The Sopranos, and Boardwalk Empire. In todays American society stereotyping of most cultures is seen greatly in the media. Media such as: MTV's reality TV shows “Jersey Shore”, HBO series the “Sopranos”, VH1’s reality show “Mob Wives”, the movie “Goodfellas” and, “The Godfather” are some examples of when Americans began to misjudge Italians. Most of these movies and TV shows reflect badly on Italian culture. Going back to when Italians first step foot in America no negative, stereotypical thoughts were found at all.It wasnt until movies and shows began mentioning Italians, that they started being called “mobsters” or better yet, “guidos”. Comic book authors, too, took aim at...
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...cultural group. With the help of the media, the rich have succeeded in communicating the power and dominance they have in society due to their economic position. Based on my experience with the media, I have often seen news flashes and television shows of rich personalities and characters. This started right from my childhood days, when I watched cartoons and it had rich characters (such as Muffy from the show “Arthur”), up to the present time, when I’m logged on to Facebook and I see trending articles on rich celebrities (such as Kim Kardashian’s grand wedding). The rich are over represented in the media, and I feel it’s heavily due to the high amount of money they make, allowing them to indulge in various activities (for example, producing reality shows, buying sports teams, or even acquiring illegal drugs). From my experience, I have often heard widespread criticism on the meaningless activities that the rich get involved with, when they could have used their money to support policies or initiatives that benefit the poor. Instead, a lot of rich personalities land themselves in the limelight for wasting their money on acts that ruin their reputation and cause negative reactions from the public. These rich people use their position of power in a hegemonic manner. Hegemony is used on a daily basis to deflect blame away from the rich and powerful people and convince the socially disadvantaged that it’s their fault for their position in society....
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... Jennifer Pozner proves the impact emotion can cause in “In the Unreal World”. In her article, Pozner explains that, by portraying harmful stereotypes, reality TV presents unreal messages about women, men and race and demeans the participants’ self-worth. She claims that reality TV only accepts promiscuous, unintelligent, white, skinny women. Women who don’t fit those criteria are modified to fit them, either by going through plastic surgery and haircuts or by being put in a certain role in the show. With diction, analogies, sarcasm and many examples, Pozner uses emotional appeals to persuade the reader that reality TV truly is unreal. With these techniques, she creates personal arguments that evokes anger from the reader. One way Pozner provokes anger is by using diction that equates women with animals to imply to the reader that reality shows do just that. When the author writes “[i]n this unreal world, women aren’t just stupid - they’re also catty and bitchy,” she uses “catty” and “bitchy” to explain that women are not only seen as spiteful and mean in reality shows, but they also resemble animals (443). She uses another animalistic term in “[p]erhaps saddest of all, real love is almost wholly absent from these artificial mating dances” (447). By using that term, she is clearly criticizing the way men and women act in reality shows. Pozner refers to...
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...Stereotypes in films and tv Films and television shows are responsible for exposing racial stereotypes. These prejudice stereotypes often affect how individuals are treated in society. Since society watches these films and TV shows, their perception of certain races are altered or tainted. In the article, “In living color: Race and American Culture,” Michael Omi states, “In contemporary television and films, there is a tendency to present and equate racial minority groups and individuals with specific social problems. Blacks are associates with drugs and urban crime, Latinos with ‘illegal’ immigration, while Native Americans cope alcoholism and tribal conflict” (Omi 632). Television and films represent ethnic groups poorly and can therefore make society also think negative of them. Minorities can often become victims of racial stereotyping. These racial stereotypes are heavily influenced by TV shows and movies. Most of the times these stereotypes will have a negative effect on a certain minority and can cause individuals to be treated with prejudice and discrimination. Sometimes stereotypes can put these individuals in danger. It is believed that one of America’s most awful sins was the enslavement and segregation of nonwhites. America, since the 1600’s has been accountable for racism and discrimination especially in the south. Even today in 2015, America is still in the process of overcoming prejudice for good. For example, in August 9, 2014, an 18 year old African American...
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...“Maybe if things go well tonight, you can pollinate me later” stated, Mandi Kremer at the beginning of season 20 of The Bachelor. Say what you want about reality TV and dating shows, but The Bachelor and The Bachelorette that run on ABC network draw in a large crowd topping over 6.86 million views for the Bachelorette and 8.5 for The Bachelor. But what brings these fans to watch week after week and season after season? Is it the humor, the drama, the love story, the sex appeal? Both of these shows do an excellent job with providing the audience ways to participate and get involved with the show whether it is a chance to be a part of the live shows, join the cast, appear on a date, live tweet or call in. All of these tasks provide the audience...
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...Radio Bío-Bío, are constantly informing about incidents, such as accidents or traffic jams, that might affect other people’s daily lives. Secondly, the radio delivers information exempt from a visual context, concentrating on the message and its content. Consequently, it only matters whatever the presenter says and not his appearance or social status, so there is not stereotype promotion. Contrary to television, where the message is surrounded by stereotype. The presenter, man or woman, is usually beautiful (according to the standards that this same media has set), dresses fashionably and sometimes is not even a journalist. Take the example of any of the Chilean morning shows. The increasing importance of television has made an undeniable great impact on society; bear in mind the massification of cable TV, the LED and Plasma television sale success and the increasingly popular High Definition TV. The radio receiver has also changed throughout the years thanks to technological progress, currently you can listen to the radio almost anywhere: on your mobile phone, in your car, on the Internet. The main difference of the TV and the radio transformation is that the first one is still more accessible than the second one, so it has a...
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...Portrayal of Latinos in News News media organization allow the public to understand and know what is happening in their community. Whether it is watching TV or simply reading a newspaper online or in the print format, people can absorb information that is reliable and at times true. However, stereotypes, specially within the Latino community, have impacted the way people perceive the true and understand the reality outside of a TV or newspaper. News organizations have shown Latinos in different ways throughout the years that contribute to the overall stereotype and stigma placed on the Latino population or combat those opinions and shows a positive light on the real struggles Hispanics face. Negativity starts. To understand the portrayal of Latinos in the media, it is important to understand when the negative portrayal started. Arias & Hellmueller (2016) stated that it all started in 1994, when California Proposition 187 was brought out and approved. The proposition prevented immigrant with no legal status from receiving federal benefits. It is important to discuss the effect of Propostition 187, because Arias & Hellmueller (2016) stated...
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...news interview lacked the appropriate representation of African Americans. The way media portrays a certain message “can have an inordinate influence on the public’s perception of blacks” (Holt 6). Audiences have been a witness to negative portrayal of African Americans since the days of “blackface”, where Caucasian American actors painted their faces black to depict African Americans. According to blog author Michelle Whalen, “now, more than ever, images of African Americans are transcending racial stereotypes and forging ahead into the fight for equality” (1). In the past two decades, media has been successful in providing positive progression in the portrayal of African Americans although some areas of television continue to have an absence in the proper cultural approach. The representation of African Americans in media has significantly progressed leading to the perceptions that African Americans have overcome the negative portrayal in media. In the column, “Distorted Reality” authors S. Lichter and Daniel...
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...reminds us that representation are not reality, even if media readers or audiences may sometimes be tempted to judge them as such. § Representations are the result of process of selection that invariably mean that certain aspects of reality are highlighted and others neglected. § All representations re-present the social world in ways that are both incomplete and narrow. o Second – the media usually do not try to reflect the “real” world. o Creators of media products use entertainment media to comment on the real social world. Readers and audiences develop at least some sense of the social world through their exposure to both entertainment media and news media. · Third – Concerns the troublesome term real. o The concept of a “real” world may seem like a quaint artifact from the past. o Social constructionist perspective. § No representation of reality can ever be totally “true” or “real” because it must inevitably frame an issue and choose to include and exclude certain components of a multifaceted reality. o Fourth- Seems to imply that the media should reflect society. o For many people, media are an escape from the realities of daily life. o Therefore, how “real” media products are is irrelevant to many people. However, it is not necessary to believe that the media should accurately reflect society in order to compare media representations with the social world. Gaps between media content and social reality raise interesting questions that...
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...When I Grow Up: An Analytical Study of the Interpretations of Children on Pop Culture Elements found in Selected TV Commercials “TV takes our children across the globe before parents give them permission to cross the streets.” - Joshua Meyrowitz BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Advertising is a form of mass communication strategy created to promote the purchase of a certain product, message, or service in the market. It carries the messages that come to you from the people who pay for the media (Biagi, 2001, p. 227). It is also an act of popularizing something through mass media to attract the attention of the consumers, audiences, or mainly the public for higher sales and marketability. Tracing through the history, evidences of advertising is said to have started thousands of years before when people started trading things for survival. Thus, the rise of technology, industrialization, and capitalism triggered the success of advertising in the heightening state of competition worldwide and in every aspect; from commodities, to people and politics. The industrial revolution, according to some historians, is the root of commercial advertising (Campbell, 2002, p. 387). Because of the continuous occurrence of new products in the market and there is a need to sell them off instantly, businessmen tried the concept of large scale advertising to sell more. Over the time, manufacturers realized that if their products were distinctive and became associated with quality, customers...
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...Anthony Poindexter 3/12/13 Mr.Kuntz Social Problems 110 Media Analysis Project. As we sit down and watch the television we see that the most popular shows and cartoons that we mainly watch consist of different types of stereotypes. Not knowing what the media's subliminal message is at this moment, it plays a key role into what our children are taking in with everything they watch and how what they view as a child effects how they see other people. Heiner discusses this in his book that social problems and critical construction-ism affect the way we live today and in the future. There are three TV shows that i have watched and carefully analyzed that show how the media today, has twisted the way we see Television. Not even really knowing that what we are watching is a Guinea-pig instrument that the government uses to make us see how they want everyday life to be. For example these are some of the shows that use stereotypes in every episode to trick us and to make us desire to be like them just because of their gender, race or class. The Cartoon "Hey Arnold" was created by Craig Bartlett and was diversely a stereotypical show that was basically showing people how middle class/poor kids in the ghetto lived and told the adventures they had together. The main Character in this cartoon was a little scrawny low class white kid named Arnold. Arnold is well respected around the city that he lives in just because of his humble and well-mannered nature. He is a quiet kid that has...
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