Media portrays Stereotype

The media sends out many messages that can either be safe or harmful. As consumers, we unconsciously feed our minds with theses messages blurring our view from the real world. We pretty much live in media, meaning we come across these messages all the time. When it comes to stereotype, the media holds the power to control what we think and see. I don't think the media cares what we consume as long as their message is out. For example, music plays a big role in stereotyping. We don't just judge individuals based on the genre, BUT ALSO the story the lyrics are telling. Rap music, calling females bitches and hoes. Talking about hustling and the "good life." Is anybody stopping them from producing these kind of lyrics? Absolutely not. Country music, there's some that talks about family; the wife staying in taking care of the kids and the husband going out and working. What's wrong with women going out to work like men do? Nothing. But the way it is translated through media seems like we should be living a certain way. Television shows like the real housewives of the O.C shows wives staying in a dreamy home, taking care of their kids, and living the platinum life. Where are the men in this case? Oh they're out working. They're barely on the show! This portrays that women should be "treated" like princesses and men should be the primary worker. There are so many ways media shows stereotype. We get involved without realizing that we turn into these people that the media shows us. I don't think there is a way that we can get rid of stereotype because we are influenced by it everyday no matter what we do. If we don't want to stereotype, we would have to literally cut off media; that would be an impossible thing to do.

The office/American core

The Office

The three american core values presented in this episode are...

Achievement and success-Michael (the manager of the office) feels that his employees are feeling stressed out because of his work. He feels that it is his job to get rid of this "stress" and comes up with an idea. Michael assigns a special day and tells his employees that they could pick on him all they want so that they can feel better! This assignment worked and the employees had a real good time!

Humanitarianism- The fear of Stanley's heart attack kept the employees worried and they continue to come up with solutions to avoid it. Michael had everyone stop working to meditate thinking it would lower Stanley's stress level. He is being helpful and caring. Michael wants to be the main aid for them.

Youthfulness- During the fire, Angela saw Oscar in the ceiling and she asks him to help her get up. He calls her fat and she replies saying she is only 80 pounds. That is extremely tiny! She still has the perspective of wanting to look young and good. Also, the employees joking around with each during work and saying jokes is not really amateur. 

The show tells viewers that we should value friendship. (Humanitarianism)

 Not all the employees get along with each other but they still have to maintain a good relationship because they work together. No matter what goes wrong, we need to understand where the person is coming from. We can always provide our help and show them that we care. Nothing is ever too late; always keep the door open for the ones that we love. 

Consuming Kids

The mass media in our society targets mainly children. The media affects everyone but it is easier to target children alone. I think that children are more naive and they have a different perspective than adults. They know little about what is going on in our society which means they care less about what they get themselves into. For example, there are kids that play games involving violence; do they know that this happens in reality? The answer is no. If it's fun and enjoyable, then that is all that they care about. The media does not care what goes on to their product just as long as it is seen and leaves an impact. I believe that our future will change if this continues. In fact, our media will most likely double its impact on consumers and it will change our society. We will always be saturated in media no matter what we do. We can not avoid it because the technology and knowledge of the people are increasing everyday.