Color In Propaganda

Totalitarian leaders used propaganda to persuade followers to believe that their country would be restored again. Propaganda is when information deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, or institution. This allows people to be pursued by the leaders and gives the leaders the advantages. In document C, poster created by the Nazi government in 1938, encourages Germans to vote for the annexation of Austria. In the poster you can see that their is hands in air showing that Germany is always united. In this poster, you can see that at the top there are some letters, these letter in English means United Germany. At the bottom the word “Ja!” means YES!. This means that the people are proud of their country. In document B, a speech by

1. How much did the poster “Destroy this Mad Brute” rely on vilifying the German people? Do you think it was necessary?

Propaganda has many different definitions and interpretations, depending on who you ask. When the word was first created it referred to the “reproduction of plants and animals” (Fellows pg 182), gradually became used as a religious term, from the 1600s until it was rebranded to be used for military purposes during World War II. The current definition of propaganda has changed quite a bit since the origin of the word. Michael Parenti for example said that propaganda is “the mobilization to influence the mass audience.” Another quote we heard in class defining propaganda was “the deliberate attempt of a few to influence the many to manipulate the facts” (K.Khory). While there is no conscience definition of propaganda especially because the definition has changed over time, it is generally agreed on that it includes some from of influence to the public.

Propaganda is a form of rhetoric that manipulates information to influence public opinion. It lacks critical balance as it overemphasizes elements that support a position and ignores opposing viewpoints. Although propaganda, in its original sense, could be used to promote positive causes, it has acquired a negative connotation and is used as a pejorative to describe ideological messages that people usually disagree with. Film is regarded as the most effective medium to distribute propaganda to a large audience of different classes. “In comparison with other arts, film has a particular forceful and lasting psychological and propagandistic impact because of its effect not on the intellect, but principally on the emotions and the visual sense” (Interview with Fritz Hippler qtd.

There seems to be a growing trend of civil liberties movements, from the widely outspoken Black Lives Matter to the newly introduced Blue Lives Matter movement, and is causing quite a stir as a whole. There are many who argue that an attack on any law enforcement official, ranging from police officers to firefighters, should be considered as something more than just an attack on a law enforcement official. Blue Lives Matter is of great importance and deserves attention because of incidents that happened in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and Michigan.

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor from Japan on December 7, 1941. American President Franklin Roosevelt declared a former declaration of Allied war aims with British prime minister Winston Churchill. Japan intended the bombing of Pearl Harbour to cripple America from interfering with their plans of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Pearl Harbour was a military camp filled with ships and planes, the bombing destroyed many valuable equipment and many soldiers were killed and injured. The United States shared many goals with Britain and Russia to defeat Germany, while acting defensive against Japan. The propaganda made by the General Motors Company was used to encourage the public to produce more goods and funds to the war efforts. Propaganda posters

Propaganda advertises a political issue through the means of humor, speech, and cartoons, or any other sources found necessary. Bandwagon or peer pressure is often shown in propaganda. Propaganda is mainly used for politics but can be used for other topics. “By 1918, and the end of of hostilities in the European theater, more than a hundred Americans had lost their lives.” This song talks about the soldiers who fought in the war that passed in 1918” (Miller). This is effective propaganda because of its appeal to emotion (pathos). When we need the lyrics, we could feel the strong emotion of loss of the American soldiers who fought for us. “Take up our quarrel with the face: To you from failing we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high. Of

The blue heart stands for the sadness of those who are trafficked, that cold-heartedness of those who buy and sell fellow human beings. The use of the blue UN color also demonstrates the commitment of the United Nations to fighting against this horrible epidemic.

Colorism is an intra-racial discrimination based on varied skin complexion. Over the years, the African American community has struggled with the notion of colorism. There is a controversy between light skin and dark skin; with light skinned being more preferred. Additionally, lighter skinned men or women are given preferential treatment in terms of socio-economic privileges. This is aptly portrayed by the media.

During wartime, a nation will do what it can to keep itself safe and bolster the morale of its citizens to keep them happy and to maintain the peace. The U.S. is no different, so I began to search for examples of wartime propaganda. I came across an article written by Gerd Horton in September 1996 titled, “Radio Days on America’s Home Front,” where Horton goes over the influence of radio and how it was essential to propaganda during World War 2. World War 2 took place right as the Great Depression was ending, and the wartime economy greatly benefitedbenefitted the nation. There was a lot of rationing that went on however, and the public was very displeased by this. Horton talked about how the government took advantage of the fact that “90 per

In the PBS Frontline interview of Mark Crispin Miller, professor of media studies at NYU and media critic, argues that the advertising landscape is all clutter. Miller suggests advertisers try to break through the clutter but ultimately end up creating more. When asked about how todays advertising agencies work, Mark Crispin points out that they have switched from a more basic approach to a subdued approach. What started as “White Propaganda,” or knowing what the ads were intended to covey, turned into “Black Propaganda,” meaning advertising messages are subliminal and not as easily recognized.

Colorism is the prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. Colorism has been one of the most prominent dividing factors amongst multitudes of ethnicities and cultures. Lighter skin has been associated with higher levels of intelligence, wealth, attractiveness, and more. As a result, those of darker complexions have undergone drastic and harmful measures in order to meet these restrictive beauty standards. Advertisements exhibit men and women with creamy white skin and silky straight hair. Companies have profited off of colorism by selling skin bleaching and hair straightening products. The damage colorism has created amongst communities physically and psychologically is deplorable.

Yellow journalism was a major issue in the late 1890s during the Spanish-American War. The purpose of yellow journalism is to use headlines and report sensational events that draws the attention of the audience in order to sell more newspapers, even if the facts used were not legitimate. Yellow journalism came to an end with the development of objective journalism, which reports facts that are not biased. With the rise of social media, yellow journalism and “fake news” are making a comeback and becoming a “norm” in modern society. The rise of social media is contributing to the amount of yellow journalism and fake news that is occurring, which is ultimately leading to party polarization.

There are two types of propaganda: sociological propaganda; the spreading of an ideology through the mass media, and political propaganda; efforts that are sponsored by governments and political groups that alter a persons’ interests. All propaganda has a direction, and the overall quality determines whether it will have a positive or negative effect over the masses. Our entire nation is a vast propaganda operational system that is greatly linked to education, consumerism and politics. A great deal of what makes up propaganda and how it is placed among the masses lies in understanding the overall emotional and physical states of these groups of people and in finding a way to draw a persons’ attention to capture their hearts, breaking down

Propaganda, a strong and powerful word that carries quite a negative connotation nowadays. It exists since a thousand years ago, and used to be a tool that was widely used by charismatic leaders in order to rule a nation or just simply influence an audience. It is still constantly being used as a political and social mean in less obvious ways to influence people’s attitudes. By definition, propaganda is giving information that is not impartial. We usually have the Nazi propaganda in mind, or all the other war propaganda posters since it is more evident. But what about modern day propaganda?