When men were men (Bell Hooks)

I am a movie person, and I enjoyed reading this article because I'm better at understanding movies. I feel bad for this author of this article, because probably every movie she sees she interprets the true meaning of the movie, or she interprets what she wants out of the movie. I have seen the "Horse Whisper" and I never thought of it as how she did. It was an awesome article to read and see a totally different aspect of the movie. But it did make me sad, to hear how it was meant. The thought of, its okay for women to stray but come back to old roots as women should act, is horrible. Personally I interpreted this movie to be that she got intouch with a softer side of her, which made her happy. I would love to watch the movie again after reading another interpretation of the movie. This thought of women is portrayed a lot in hollywood. I even see it on a popular new show called "Samantha who?" It shows 'good' and 'bad' sides how stuff that she use to do. This is a popular trend of how women are being interpreted.

21st Century Dad

I think it is sad how dad's are portrayed in TV and in the media. My dad sure was not a dumb guy taking care of me. I don't understand why men are not portrayed as child nuturing parents like mothers. My dad is a elementary teacher, so he was great at raising kids. I don't know when the stereotype of dumb dads came around.

The article of "21st Century dad" makes me feel for the dad who stays at home. He really wants some credit, it is sad that not too many shows give dads real credit. I plan on my husband being a stay at home dad. It is a hard concept for my parents to understand why I would want to work and my husband stay at home. I think some men are great at raising children, and the credit needs to be given out more. I really wish the media would stop playing dads like 'Homer and the dad off of Family guy' it is annoying and sad. Not so humorous.

"Are men as dumb as the media say we are?"

I thought this article was funny. It was cool how they showed in times men have been looked at this way, then in the 70s it was changed, and now its being challenged. What the professor at Harvard said, was just possibly stating a fact. When it comes to looking at history, men have been more prodominate to be smarter and in more genius roles. But in the past history women weren't allowed to do and say the same as men, so possibly the women were out there and not given the same chances as men. The part in this article that talks about that men are worse than women is awesome. No one ever points that part out. The article is great, it points out two different sides to an issue that has always been said. Today's women are a lot different in society than in the past, so it will be interesting to look how women's roles change about in the next ten years.

Pirates of the Caribbean

I think this information is insane. I have never thought about casting and how it would be stereotyped. Its like "DUH", of course, probably more than anything. TV is known for being stereotypical in shows, so why wouldn't in there casting calls, display very vividly how they want there characters portrayed.

The first television pilot it was cool to see how they casted for it. For the character of Heather, I think its crazy how they say for the lead character they want someone attractive. I wonder if when people look at casting calls if they judge themselves by what is really attractive to people. For the second character Jennifer, it's funny how they label someone as "hot and hipper-than-thou." Last the main characters friend has to be a plain side kick who is chubby. I just think the characters are funny how they are labeled.

For the rest of the casting calls its pretty repetitive. But, definitely worth looking at for a laugh. Thats Hollywood.

Codes of Television

The codes of television by John Fiske was a great article/ informational piece. I liked the part about camera work. I liked reading about the angle or focus the camera uses to capture certain images. Its weird how by the way a camera can focus or swing a certain can portray a villain to look or give off a vibe. I didn't know that close-ups are a way to represent a villain.

Its a written code of television for certain casting, music, editing, or lighting. It's cool that heroes are given 72 more secs than villains, I've never thought about this. For lighting it makes sense that a villain would be cast in a more yellowish light. For music I knew that the minor and major keys changes that one is obvious,but the others I had never known before. Stereotypes of codes are intertwined in all careers. It is widely scene in this article how it implies from the top to the bottom of all aspects of the movie industry.

Sexual Metamorphasis

Britney Spears.
She is a great example of this. She started out on the Disney channel (like many other big pop stars) being idealized and watched by millions of kids. Then she came out on her own with the 'hit me one more time video', this video and strong was #1. She took a school girl outfit and made it slutty looking, but yet still wanted to play this little school girl act. The attention she gained from this video led to even more risky videos. In the end after she has turned into a laughing star. Her sexy attire is what people are laughing at now. At the MTV music awards, she could have regained fans by dressing more appropriate. The clothes she wore (that use to be sexy) looked horrible and she couldn't even perform her newly #1 song. Covering clothes would have been much better.
After watching the MTV awards, I recently watched the CMA awards. It is weird but country singers have a totally different attire than pop stars. Because of their dress you respect them more. There are the occasional bad ones, but you don't hear as much about country stars. THe girls wore pant suits or long ball gown dresses in their performanaces. It was more of an elegant look. Pop stars should try this, looking a little more classy helps your image.

Gay Vague

I did not know much on this topic before class. I think its interesting marketing idea of how the pose models to work for multiple ways. The clip shown how the guy is in a sexual position. This clip works for many audiences. The gay community and women. There is a lot of sexual positions of people in barely dressed attire seen in stores. Abercrombie is a great example. The bags are risky and they now associate there line of clothes with a childrens line. I dont think i've seen the children's bags but I would be interested to see what appears on those bags. Its weird how people relate sexual positions or pretty models to clothes. Who cares, because (most people) dont look anything like these people. The clothes aren't going to make you look this way.