When I read the chapter about Real Wild Women/Wild Real Men the first movie/TV show to come to my mind was the Real Housewives of OC/Atlanta/New Jersey or any other city that hosts the show. The show consists of usually five or six women who are "friends" and their families. You get to watch them go through out their daily lives with all its ups and downs. The show is full of drama and arguments that involves everything from family issues to who was or was not invited to their weekly parties. This show and shows like these has, in my opinion, changed the way people watch television forever with the unreal "reality" storylines. I feel that the show does put a positive light on women is some aspects, but at the same time the show is seen as a joke so it is not always a positive. The question that I think every time I have seen the show is "is any press, good press?". Most of the women on the show are seen as dumb or fake which is not good "press" for women, but other women on these shows have charities that they are able to raise money for through the shows which is a very good thing.
The quote that stood out from the reading was "the celebration of individual freedom and enterprise has simultaneously permitted a history of colonialist exploitation." When I am watch a movie or a TV show I rarely think of what ramifications could come from someone taking this movie to seriously. I agree that freedom of speech is very important but it can be dangerous if not handled well.
No comments:
Post a Comment